Midnight Lightning
Midnight Lightning is a 7.62-metre high granite bouldering route on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. When first solved in May 1978 by American rock climber Ron Kauk, it was one of the hardest bouldering routes in the US.
- Climbing site
- …is also known as “Columbia Boulder”
- Description: bouldering route, Yosemite, California
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Columbia Boulder and Camp 4.
Columbia Boulder
Columbia Boulder is a 30-foot-tall boulder located in Camp 4 at Yosemite National Park.
Camp 4
Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States.
340 feet northeast of Midnight Lightning
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.
Yosemite Village
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.
Curry Village
Curry Village is a campground…
1½ miles east of Midnight Lightning
Happy Isles
Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the…
2½ miles east of Midnight Lightning
Midnight Lightning
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Latitude
37.74179° or 37° 44′ 30″ north
Longitude
-119.60355° or 119° 36′ 13″ west
Open location code
8592P9RW+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
sport = climbing
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Midnight Lightning” goes by many names.
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