Awol Tower
Awol Tower in California has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad options.
- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad
Is Awol Tower open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Awol Tower
Best months: March–June and 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.
Jan
45° / 30°
Feb
51° / 31°
Mar
59° / 33°
Apr
66° / 36°
May
75° / 42°
Jun
85° / 46°
Jul
96° / 52°
Aug
94° / 50°
Sep
89° / 45°
Oct
70° / 37°
Nov
54° / 33°
Dec
43° / 30°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cecilville, CA, 32.7 mi away at 2,310 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Awol Tower is a climbing area in the Lower Trinity Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in California. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with New Earth Towers and Cream Tower each about 0.1 mile away. The area has six routes, five of them sport and one trad, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.13a. The hardest is Walk The Planck at 5.13a, and the easiest is The Zohan at 5.7. Tainted Love is the only trad route, at 5.12a. Most of the routes were first ascended by Evan Wisheropp, and Walk The Planck was done by him and Jordan Manzanares. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cecilville show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 70°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits well below the tower, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. Nearby, Campbell Creek and Supply Creek offer canoeing about 2.5 miles away, and the Hot Lap Trail and Lacks Mountain Trail are hikes roughly 3.3 to 3.4 miles off.
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