The Backyard
Backyard is a California climbing crag with 7 routes spanning 5 grades, offering sport and trad styles.
- 7 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10c
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit The Backyard
Best months: October–May. 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
70° / 44°
7 wet
Feb
70° / 45°
7 wet
Mar
72° / 47°
6 wet
Apr
75° / 50°
4 wet
May
80° / 55°
2 wet
Jun
87° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
94° / 63°
1 wet
Aug
97° / 64°
0 wet
Sep
93° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
82° / 55°
2 wet
Nov
76° / 47°
3 wet
Dec
69° / 43°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Riverside Citrus Exp, CA, 4 mi away at 986 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Backyard is a climbing area on Regional Agency Land in California, set in a cluster of rock with several climbing areas within a mile of each other. It works well as part of a day spent exploring the surrounding crags and trails. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F in December and January to about 75°F in April, with only a few wet days. Summer is much hotter, with August highs averaging around 97°F. The area has seven routes, five of them sport and two traditional. The sport routes range from 5.6 to 5.10c, with Puptacular at 5.6 and Hey Zeus! at 5.10c. Sandals Hillside is just 0.2 miles away, and Sleepers Wall is 0.8 miles off. The Skyline Loop # 2 hike starts about 0.9 miles away, and the Belvedere Heights Area is about a mile away.
Routes (7)
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