California · Rock climbing · Lone Pine

Smokey Smith

The hardest climb catalogued at Sunday Matinee Wall.

5.10d
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Smokey Smith

Best months: February–May and October–November. 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

    58° / 30°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 33°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    69° / 39°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 44°

    1 wet

  5. May

    85° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 62°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 67°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    101° / 65°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    93° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 48°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 36°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    57° / 29°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Independence, CA, 14 mi away at 3,950 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the 18 climbs catalogued at Sunday Matinee Wall in California.

Photo of the crag

Sunday Matinee Wall — the crag this route is on
Sunday Matinee Wall, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Outfitters and businesses near Lone Pine. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

Big Willi Mountaineering Company

Rock Climbing business nearby (~4 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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