California · Rock climbing · Caliente

The Owl's Revenge

The hardest route catalogued at Owl Rock.

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Is The Owl's Revenge open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name The Owl's Revenge, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

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

Best time to visit The Owl's Revenge

Best months: February–June and September–November. 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

    57° / 28°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    57° / 30°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 32°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 35°

    6 wet

  5. May

    72° / 41°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 46°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 52°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 50°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 45°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 38°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 27°

    8 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glennville, CA, 14.7 mi away at 3,140 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the nine climbs catalogued at Owl Rock, California.

Photo of the crag

Owl Rock — the crag this route is on
Owl Rock, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Annette Teng, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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