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.

Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.

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Type: Climbing site
Description: bouldering route, Yosemite, California
Also known as: “Columbia Boulder”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Columbia Boulder and Camp 4.

Columbia Boulder

Stone

Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.

Columbia Boulder is a 30-foot-tall boulder located in Camp 4 at Yosemite National Park.

Camp 4

Campsite

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States. Camp 4 is situated 340 feet northeast of Midnight Lightning.

Yosemite Falls

Waterfall

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Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.

Yosemite Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States.

Curry Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Curry Village is a campground… Curry Village is situated 1½ miles east of Midnight Lightning.

Happy Isles

Locality

Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.

Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the… Happy Isles is situated 2½ miles east of Midnight Lightning.

Midnight Lightning

Categories: bouldering problem, climbing route, and sports location
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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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

node 3579698335

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=climbing

Wikidata ID

Q14683355

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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Midnight Lightning” goes by many names.

German: “Midnight Lightning”
Russian: “Midnight Lightning”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Little Columbia Boulder and Wine Boulder.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: El Cap Shuttle Stop and Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.

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