California · Mountaineering

South Slope to Southeast Ridge

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North BeachPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

North Beach

~12 min drive

North Beach in California has 6 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Zumwalt Meadows NorthPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Zumwalt Meadows North

~12 min drive

Zumwalt Meadows North is a California climbing area with 6 routes on 4 difficulty grades.

North Dome Boulder fieldPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

North Dome Boulder field

~12 min drive

North Dome Boulder field in California has 9 climbing routes across 5 grades.

Shepherd PassPhoto: Jesse Wagstaff, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Shepherd Pass

~19 min drive

Shepherd Pass is a climbing area in California with 4 routes.

Mt. TyndallPhoto: glenngould, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mt. Tyndall

~21 min drive

Mt. Tyndall in California has 5 climbing routes with alpine no fixed protection.

Mt. RussellPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mt. Russell

~30 min drive

Mt. Russell is a climbing area in California with 9 routes.

Mt CarillonPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mt Carillon

~31 min drive

Mt Carillon in California has 6 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades.

Hamilton Lakes and ValhallaPhoto: simonov, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Hamilton Lakes and Valhalla

~31 min drive

Hamilton Lakes and Valhalla in California has 11 climbing routes.

Mt. WhitneyPhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Mt. Whitney

~31 min drive

Mt. Whitney in California has 10 climbing routes with 8 difficulty grades.

Tokopah ValleyPhoto: gary_leavens, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Tokopah Valley

~32 min drive

Tokopah Valley in California has 4 climbing routes with 3 difficulty grades.