California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Yama Shama

Upper-middle difficulty among 27 routes at Sentinel Creek Area.

5.11a/b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Yama Shama 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 Yama Shama

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, 1.8 mi away at 4,018 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 27 routes catalogued at Sentinel Creek Area, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.6 to 5.11d span.

Photo of the crag

Sentinel Creek Area — the crag this route is on
Sentinel Creek Area, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Dan Harrelson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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