California · Rock climbing · Susanville

East Wall

East Wall in California has 15 climbing routes across 12 difficulty grades.

15 routes
5.6 – 5.12d
Trad · Sport

Best time to visit East 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, 0.6 mi away at 4,212 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

East Wall is a climbing area in California on Bureau of Land Management land within the Eagle Lake Field Office. It sits among several other climbing spots and trails, with the Ad-Seg Wall and Central Wall Amphitheater both about 0.1 mile away and the Bizz Johnson Trail at a similar distance. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with 11 trad routes and 4 sport routes among the 15 listed. The YDS grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12d, with the hardest route, Mushin, a trad climb at 5.12d. Comrades, a trad route at 5.11d, and Sloppy Lovin, a trad route at 5.11c, are two of the more notable options. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Susanville show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. The Susan River, about 1.4 miles away, offers canoeing, and the Eagle Lake Ranger District, about 1.6 miles away, has lake fishing. For an overnight stay, Roxie Peconom campground is about 8.5 miles away.

Routes (15)

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