California · Rock climbing · Bishop

Super Fun Site

Super Fun Site in California has 8 climbing routes.

8 routes
5.9 – 5.13a
Trad · Sport

Is Super Fun Site 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 Super Fun Site

Best months: May–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° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 23.8 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Super Fun Site is a climbing area in California's John Muir Wilderness, inside the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the site sits within designated wilderness. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs there hover around 41°F. The area has eight climbing routes, with grades from 5.9 up to 5.13a. Five are traditional and three are sport. Some of the routes include Gate Keeper (5.9, trad) and Isotopes Gone Wild (5.13a, trad), and Not What It Seams (5.12a/b, sport) is a sport route at a similar grade. Scheelite Wall and Laundromat Canyon are both climbing areas about 0.1 mile away. Paddlers can head to Pine Creek, roughly 1.3 miles off, and hikers can take the Morgan Mine Road about 2.2 miles away.

Routes (8)

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