Panhandle, The

Santa Clarita, California

California

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  • Inside Angeles National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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14 routes
5.8 – 5.12a
Sport

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About this crag

The Panhandle is a climbing crag in California with 14 routes spanning 7 distinct difficulty grades. The crag features sport climbing routes.

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When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Lancaster Wm J Fox Fld, CA weather station, 19 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan59° high31° low
  2. Feb62° high34° low
  3. Mar67° high40° low
  4. Apr73° high45° low
  5. May82° high53° low
  6. Jun91° high61° low
  7. Jul98° high67° low
  8. Aug98° high65° low
  9. Sep91° high57° low
  10. Oct80° high46° low
  11. Nov67° high35° low
  12. Dec58° high30° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

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Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Angeles National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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