California · Rock climbing · Jamestown

Table Mountain

Table Mountain in California has 6 sport climbing routes across 5 grades.

Table MountainPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
5.11a – 5.12a
Sport

Best time to visit Table Mountain

Best months: October–June. 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

    56° / 33°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 34°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 37°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 40°

    6 wet

  5. May

    76° / 45°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 57°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 56°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    76° / 43°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 36°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 32°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sonora, CA, 4.9 mi away at 1,675 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Table Mountain is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Mother Lode Field Office in California, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Sonora show May and October highs around 76°F with lows in the mid-40s and only four wet days a month, while July and August average highs near 93°F and almost no rain. Several climbing areas sit right beside Table Mountain. Fort Apache, the Eastern Front, the Ort Wall and the Grotto are all about 0.1 mile away. For a walk, the Kingsnake Loop Trail is roughly 4.5 miles off.

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