California · Rock climbing · Susanville

West Wall

West Wall in California has 16 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad options.

16 routes
5.7 – 5.13a
Trad · Sport

Best time to visit West Wall

Best months: April–June and September–October. 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.

  1. Jan

    43° / 22°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 26°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 30°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 34°

    4 wet

  5. May

    69° / 40°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 47°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 53°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 52°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 45°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 36°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 28°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 22°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Susanville 2sw, CA, 0.7 mi away at 4,212 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

West Wall is a climbing area in California on Bureau of Land Management land within the Eagle Lake Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Central Wall Amphitheater and East Wall each about 0.1 mile away, and the Bizz Johnson Trail about 0.2 mile off. The area has 17 routes, 13 of them trad and 4 sport, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.13a. Among the named routes are No Hands at 5.7 and Done Deal at 5.13a, and Finger Blast at 5.10a. The Susanville weather station, about 0.7 mile away, records typical averages of highs near 69°F in May and 88°F in July, with the most comfortable stretch running from late spring into early fall.

Routes (16)

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