Stately Pleasure Dome
Stately Pleasure Dome in California has 39 climbing routes with 14 difficulty grades.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 39 routes
- 5.5 – 5.13d
- Alpine
Is Stately Pleasure Dome 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 Stately Pleasure Dome
Best months: June–September. 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.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 6.9 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Stately Pleasure Dome is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness in California, on land managed by the National Park Service. The surrounding park and wilderness set the stage for a day of alpine-style rock climbing. The climbing here is alpine, and the route grades run from 5.5 up to 5.13d. The median grade is 5.10a, and the area holds 39 routes, which makes it a destination for climbers with a range of abilities. Some of the named routes include Aoxomoxoa at 5.5, Potter in Wonderland at 5.10c and Top Gun at 5.13d. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. The station sits about 340 feet lower than the dome, so temperatures up high run a bit cooler. Other climbing areas lie close by, including Harlequin Dome and Guppie Wall, each about 0.3 miles away, and Tenaya East Boulders at 0.5 miles. Sunrise Lakes Trailhead is 0.9 miles off for a day that pairs climbing with hiking.
Routes (39)
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