California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Spectacle

Near the top of Lower Cathedral Rock's 18 catalogued routes.

5.11d
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Spectacle open right now?

No closures listed

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Best time to visit Spectacle

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, 3.8 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 18 routes catalogued at Lower Cathedral Rock, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.7 to 5.12b.

Photo of the crag

Lower Cathedral Rock — the crag this route is on
Lower Cathedral Rock, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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