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Yellow Brick Road

One of two routes at Whatchacallit Dome; alpine line with no fixed protection.

5.10c
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

Is Yellow Brick Road 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 Yellow Brick Road

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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 4 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of only two routes catalogued at Whatchacallit Dome, this alpine line on the North Face features no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

Whatchacallit Dome — the crag this route is on
Whatchacallit Dome, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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