West Face, Left
6 routes on the West Face, Left cliff in California.
Photo: John from San DIego, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.9 – 5.12b
- Trad · Sport
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Best time to visit West Face, Left
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.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 4.8 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
West Face, Left is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, California, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The land is managed by the National Park Service, and a fee is charged for park activities here. The area sits among a cluster of climbing spots. West Face, Center and The Wart (aka Lake of the Domes Dome) are each about 0.1 mile away, and Medlicott Dome is about 0.2 mile off. West Face, Right is roughly 0.4 mile away. The Tenaya Lake Trail is about half a mile away, and the Lower Cathedral Lake Trail is about a mile away. The routes here are trad with one sport option. The Yawn and Super Chicken are both 5.9. Loco Yokel is 5.10d, Scorpion is 5.11c, and The Lighter Side is a sport route at 5.12b. The hardest route is The Lighter Side, the only sport option in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows run around 71°F for highs and 38°F for lows, while winter months average in the low 40s for highs and the low teens for lows.
Routes (6)
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