Tehipite Dome
Tehipite Dome in California has 11 traditional climbing routes across 9 grades.
Photo: Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13-
- Trad
Is Tehipite Dome open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Kings Canyon National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Kings Canyon National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Tehipite Dome
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
46° / 26°
9 wet
Feb
46° / 25°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 27°
10 wet
Apr
52° / 30°
7 wet
May
60° / 38°
5 wet
Jun
71° / 46°
2 wet
Jul
79° / 52°
1 wet
Aug
79° / 52°
1 wet
Sep
73° / 47°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 39°
4 wet
Nov
53° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 25°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grant Grove, CA, 16 mi away at 6,580 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.
Tehipite Dome is a climbing area in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, within Kings Canyon National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits inside designated wilderness, which adds to the sense of backcountry on this part of the park's remote high-country terrain. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Grant Grove weather station, about 16 miles away at a similar elevation, show July and August highs around 79°F with lows near 52°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. Several other destinations are close by. Lower Middle Fork Kings is just 0.7 miles away, and Blue Canyon and Tehipite Switchbacks are both within about 2.4 miles. For an overnight base, Convict Flat Campground is about 7.5 miles off.
Routes (11)
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