California · Rock climbing · El Portal

Whack and Dangle

Upper-middle difficulty among 19 routes at this California crag.

5.11a
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Whack and Dangle open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.

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Best time to visit Whack and Dangle

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, 6.3 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 19 routes catalogued at Au. Five and Dime Cliff, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.7 to 5.12a spread.

Photo of the crag

Au. Five and Dime Cliff — the crag this route is on
Au. Five and Dime Cliff, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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