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Benton, California

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Conditions: Caution

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Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good

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  • caution: Agency alerts

    11 active alerts in Inyo National Forest; most severe: Southern California Edison - Road work in Silver and Wyman Canyon

    USFSPosted Sep 9 · checked 10 h ago

  • clear: Weather

    Clear, high 65°F / low 35°F, 9% precip — 93/100 for rock climbing

    OpenWeather10 h ago

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5.9 (Yosemite Decimal)
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About this route

One of 18 routes catalogued at Potato Patch, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.8 to 5.11c span.

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Potato Patch — the crag this route is on
Potato Patch, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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