Steel Monkey Wall
Steel Monkey Wall in California has 13 climbing routes across 11 grades, offering sport and trad options.
- 13 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13b
- Sport · Trad
Is Steel Monkey Wall open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-26-25 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Steel Monkey Wall
Best months: May–October. 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
44° / 25°
Feb
46° / 26°
Mar
51° / 27°
Apr
56° / 30°
May
64° / 37°
Jun
75° / 43°
Jul
82° / 48°
Aug
82° / 47°
Sep
76° / 44°
Oct
65° / 37°
Nov
51° / 30°
Dec
43° / 25°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Spaulding, CA, 0.8 mi away at 5,156 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Steel Monkey Wall is a climbing area in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, about 0.1 mile from Elder Wall and Tadpoles' Taproom. The wall sits at roughly 5,150 feet, and the nearby Lake Spaulding weather station records typical averages that make summer the most comfortable time to climb. At that station, July and August highs average about 82°F with lows in the upper 40s, while winter highs typically sit in the low to mid 40s. The station sits about 500 feet below the wall, so temperatures on the wall run a little cooler. The area has 13 routes, mostly sport climbing with one trad route. Grades range from 5.6 to 5.13b, with Voodoo Bliss at 5.13b and Green Ice at 5.12d among the harder options. Handicapable is the only trad route, a 5.6. Nearby, the Spaulding Lake Trail and Sierra Discovery Trail are both within about a mile and a half, and Rucker Lake campground is about 2 miles away.
Routes (13)
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