Southwest Chute
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Photo: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Hurd Lake
~9 min drive
Hurd Lake in California has 24 climbing routes with bouldering pads and alpine no fixed protection.
Thunderbolt Peak
~8 min drive
Route to the summit of Thunderbolt Peak (14,003 ft) from Big Pine Creek Trailhead.
Photo: inkknife_2000 (14 million views), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Wild Rose Buttress
~11 min drive
Wild Rose Buttress in California has 8 routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Mount Sill
~8 min drive
Route to the summit of Mount Sill (14,160 ft) from Big Pine Creek Trailhead.
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Bishop Pass & Evolution
~12 min drive
Bishop Pass & Evolution in California has 36 routes with alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Roadside Fire Boulder
~16 min drive
8 bouldering routes at Roadside Fire Boulder in California, 7 difficulty grades.
Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Frontier Right
~25 min drive
Frontier Right in California has 9 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.
Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Little Egypt
~25 min drive
Little Egypt in California has 16 climbing routes across 12 difficulty grades.
Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)Frontier Left
~25 min drive
Frontier Left in California has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad styles.
Thunderbolt Peak
~1 min drive
Thunderbolt Peak in California has 6 climbing routes with alpine no fixed protection.
