California · Rock climbing · June Lake

South East Face

South East Face in California has 8 bouldering routes across 7 difficulty grades.

8 routes
V0 – V6
Bouldering

Is South East Face open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit South East Face

Best months: May–September. 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

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 11.2 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

South East Face is a bouldering area in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Northwest Face and No Hope Boulder about 0.1 mile away. The area's routes are all boulders, and they cover the V0 to V6 range on the V scale. The hardest is Snake Plisken at V6, while Mr Moore is at V4 and Finger Buckets at V2. Problem A and Problem D are both V0. The climbing is close together, with several named areas within a few hundred yards. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July highs reach about 78°F with lows near 49°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes. Winter highs there stay around 41°F. Hikers can head to the Hartley Spur Trail, about 0.2 mile away, or the D1-Bald Mountain Cutoff SM at 1.1 mile. For an overnight, Hartley Springs Campground is 1.8 miles off, and Oh Ridge is 1.6 miles away.

Routes (8)