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Tioga Wall

Tioga Wall in California has 17 climbing routes across 11 grades.

Tioga WallPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
17 routes
5.10d – 5.13a
Sport · Mixed · Trad

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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 Tioga Wall

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, 7.9 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Tioga Wall is a climbing area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the Mono Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, including The Gold Wall and Quaking Aspen Wall, both about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is sport-oriented, with 15 sport routes and one each of mixed and trad. Grades run from 5.10d to 5.13a, with the median at 5.12a. Tioga Tower is a 5.10d sport route, and Lizard King is a 5.13a sport route. The area also has a few other named routes, including Torqued at 5.11 and Poindexter at 5.11d. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Warren Fork Trail is about half a mile away, and Ellery Campground is about a mile off. Big Bend Campground is roughly 1.4 miles away.

Routes (17)

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