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Sugar Mountain

Sugar Mountain in California has 8 trad climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

8 routes
5.7 – 5.11+
Trad

Is Sugar Mountain open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Sugar Mountain

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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 42.2 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sugar Mountain is a climbing area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and camping spots, with Iris Slab and Iris Meadow Campground both about 0.4 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows, which sits roughly 1,000 feet lower, show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F. That station's figures are only a rough guide, since temperatures at Sugar Mountain run cooler. Rock Creek Bouldering and Big Meadow Campground are each about half a mile away. The Upper Rock Creek Canyon Trail lies about 1.7 miles off, and the East Fork Ski Loop, a mountain biking route, is about 2 miles away.

Routes (8)