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Lyons Lake

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About Lyons Lake:

This is in Desolation Wilderness. Approach on Lyons Lake Trail from Wrights Lake Road. Two tiers of cliffs east of the lake. Lower tier more interesting, one pitch climbs, good rock quality. Upper slabs longer but not hard. Formation at the end of the valley to the north called The Fortress and has some nice one pitch climbs, good rock quality. Beautiful setting. A nice alpine ridge traverse can be done from Lyons to Price Peak, then S to Pyramid Peak, then back by the valley to the lake in a day.
Approach: 5 miles up the Lyons/Silvia trail in Desolation Wilderness
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Access Issues: Permit required for day and overnight use, check with Ranger station in Pollock Pines.
Rock Type: Granite
Type of Climbing: Trad
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Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Jamali's 5.9 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Monet 5.9 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Pennyroyal 5.7 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Pyramid Peak-Pete's Dihedrals 5.8 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 The Fortress 5.8 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Zigzag 5.8 1