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Zumwalt Meadows North

Zumwalt Meadows North is a California climbing area with 6 routes on 4 difficulty grades.

Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

6 routes

V0 – V5

Bouldering

Is Zumwalt Meadows North open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Kings Canyon National Park.

As of Oct 23, 8:00 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Kings Canyon National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Zumwalt Meadows North

Best months: February–May and October–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
58° / 30°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 33°
4 wet
Mar
69° / 39°
3 wet
Apr
76° / 44°
1 wet
May
85° / 53°
1 wet
Jun
96° / 62°
1 wet
Jul
102° / 67°
1 wet
Aug
101° / 65°
1 wet
Sep
93° / 58°
1 wet
Oct
81° / 48°
1 wet
Nov
67° / 36°
2 wet
Dec
57° / 29°
4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Independence, CA, 21.3 mi away at 3,950 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

Zumwalt Meadows North is a bouldering area in Kings Canyon National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, including Northwest Lot, North Dome Boulder field and North Beach, all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is best suited to boulderers, with six routes spread across the bouldering fields. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the grades range from V0 to V5. The easiest route is Frosted Flake at V0, and the hardest is Fire and Brimstone at V5. The median grade is V2, so the boulders here offer a range from easy to more challenging problems. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Independence, which sits about 1,000 feet lower, show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 81°F, while July and August average in the low 100s. For a longer outing, the Zumwalt Meadow to Roads End hike starts about 0.2 miles away, and the South Side Cedar Grove Sand Flats hike is a similar distance. Canyon View Group Sites, about 4.3 miles off, offers camping, and the South Fork Kings River, about 4.7 miles away, is a paddling option.