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Rediscovery Dome Left

Rediscovery Dome Left in California has 9 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.

9 routes
5.7 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

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Best time to visit Rediscovery Dome Left

Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    46° / 29°

  2. Feb

    47° / 28°

  3. Mar

    49° / 30°

  4. Apr

    55° / 33°

  5. May

    64° / 40°

  6. Jun

    73° / 47°

  7. Jul

    82° / 54°

  8. Aug

    81° / 54°

  9. Sep

    77° / 51°

  10. Oct

    66° / 42°

  11. Nov

    54° / 34°

  12. Dec

    45° / 29°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bowman Dam, CA, 0.5 mi away at 5,385 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Rediscovery Dome Left is a climbing area in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Yuba River Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site sits about a tenth of a mile from Rediscovery Dome Right and the Boy Scout Wall, making the two areas easy to pair into a single outing. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with sport routes dominating the selection. Nine routes are listed in total, and they range from 5.7 up to 5.11a on the YDS scale. The median grade is 5.10b. Among the named routes are Old Cranks, a 5.7 trad climb, and Dancing With The Devil, a 5.11a sport route. The closest weather station sits about half a mile away at Bowman Dam, and it sits at nearly the same elevation as the dome. Typical averages from that station show July and August highs in the low 80s, with lows in the mid-50s. Winters are cold, with January lows near 29°F. For time off the rock, the Bullpen and Bowman Mountain hikes are both about 2.3 miles away. The Lindsey Lake campground and East Fork Creek paddling are a little farther, around 2.5 and 2.6 miles.

Routes (9)

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