California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

We Love You Johnny

Upper-range route at Lower Merced River Canyon's Ai. Sunshine Cliff sector.

5.11c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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Best time to visit We Love You Johnny

Best months: March–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

    48° / 29°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 33°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 38°

    8 wet

  5. May

    70° / 45°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 51°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 51°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 7.5 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 27 routes catalogued at Lower Merced River Canyon, this climb sits in the upper range of the crag's 5.7–5.13a span within the Ai. Sunshine Cliff sector.

Photo of the crag

Lower Merced River Canyon — the crag this route is on
Lower Merced River Canyon, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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