California · Rock climbing · Chatsworth

Back Wall

Back Wall in California has 13 climbing routes across 9 grades.

Back WallPhoto: Oran Viriyincy, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
13 routes
5.4 – 5.12
Sport · Bouldering · Mixed

Best time to visit Back Wall

Best months: October–June. 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

    67° / 47°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    68° / 47°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 49°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 52°

    3 wet

  5. May

    78° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 60°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    90° / 64°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 64°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 62°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    82° / 56°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    74° / 50°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    67° / 46°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Northridge Cal State, CA, 4.8 mi away at 904 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Back Wall is a climbing area within Stoney Point Park, a city-managed park in California. It sits in the heart of the park's rock climbing cluster, with several other climbing areas just steps away. Spring and fall bring the mildest conditions. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 75°F with lows near 52°F in April to about 74°F and 50°F in November. Midsummer is hot, with August highs near 92°F and almost no wet days. Beethoven's Wall, Mozart's Wall and Canyon Boulders all lie about 0.1 mile away. Mattingly Trail is about a mile off.

Routes (13)

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