California · Rock climbing · June Lake

The Unknown Soldier Area

7 climbing routes in California, 5 difficulty grades, bouldering pads

7 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Is Unknown Soldier Area, The 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 The Unknown Soldier Area

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, 11.1 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Unknown Soldier Area is a bouldering area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the Mono Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the climbing is all in the boulder style, with 10 routes listed and grades ranging from V0 to V3. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Mammoth Lakes weather station, about 11 miles away, show July highs near 78°F with lows around 49°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. Several other climbing areas lie just a tenth of a mile away, including No Hope Boulder and Hartley Springs. The Hartley Spur Trail starts about 0.3 miles off, and Hartley Springs Campground is roughly 1.7 miles away.

Routes (7)