California · Bouldering · Yosemite National Park

Spanish Fly Stand

One of two V4s at Sentinel Boulders' Spanish Fly Boulder sector.

V4
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Spanish Fly Stand open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.

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Best time to visit Spanish Fly Stand

Best months: March–June and September–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

    48° / 29°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 33°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 38°

    8 wet

  5. May

    70° / 45°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 51°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 51°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 1.4 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of two V4s catalogued at Sentinel Boulders, this problem sits at the lower end of the Spanish Fly Boulder sector's V4–V6 range.

Photo of the crag

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

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