Western Royal Arches
Western Royal Arches in California has 16 climbing routes across 12 difficulty grades.
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 16 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11d
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Western Royal Arches open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Western Royal Arches
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.
Jan
48° / 29°
9 wet
Feb
51° / 30°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
8 wet
May
70° / 45°
6 wet
Jun
80° / 51°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 51°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
3 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 0.9 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Western Royal Arches is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits close to the park headquarters, about a mile from the Yosemite Park HQ weather station that supplies typical climate averages. For comfortable conditions, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby station show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 89°F and winter lows drop to around 29°F. A fee is charged for visits. The Central Royal Arches and Ahwahnee Boulders climbing areas are both about 0.1 mile away. North Pines Campground and Lower Pines Campground are each about 0.6 mile off, and the Mirror Lake Old Carriage Trail is about a mile away.
Routes (16)
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