California · Rock climbing · Jamestown

Sidewinder

Near the top of The Grotto's grade span among 28 catalogued routes.

5.11d
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Sidewinder

Best months: October–June. 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

    56° / 33°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 34°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 37°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 40°

    6 wet

  5. May

    76° / 45°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 57°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 56°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    76° / 43°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 36°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 32°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sonora, CA, 5 mi away at 1,675 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 28 routes catalogued at The Grotto, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's 5.8 to 5.12d range.

Photo of the crag

The Grotto — the crag this route is on
The Grotto, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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