California · Bouldering · Yosemite National Park

Squirrel

One of 29 routes in Lower Cathedral Boulders, part of Yosemite Valley's V0–V12 range.

V7
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Squirrel open right now?

No closures listed

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

As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Squirrel

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

Located in the Lower Cathedral Boulders sector of Yosemite Valley Bouldering, this climb sits among 29 routes catalogued at the crag, which spans V0 to V12.

Photo of the crag

* Yosemite Valley Bouldering — the crag this route is on
* Yosemite Valley Bouldering, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Bala from Seattle, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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