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Black Flower

Black Flower in California has 19 climbing routes across 9 grades.

19 routes
5.6 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad

Is Black Flower open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

As of · Source: NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Black Flower

Best months: Year-round. 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

    66° / 52°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    66° / 50°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 51°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 52°

    3 wet

  5. May

    73° / 54°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 56°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 60°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 62°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    82° / 63°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    77° / 59°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    72° / 56°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    65° / 51°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Getty Ctr, CA, 9.9 mi away at 1,117 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Black Flower is a climbing area in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, on the Saddle Peak unit of regional agency land in California. It sits within the recreation area's network of trails and crags, close to the Backbone Trail and the Corpse Wall climbing area. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 77°F, with summer running warmer and drier, peaking near 83°F in August. That station sits well below the area, so temperatures on higher ground run cooler. The Backbone Trail - Saddle Peak and the Corpse Wall climbing area are both about half a mile away. The Backbone Trail - Fossil Ridge and the Upper Stunt High Trail are each about a mile off.

Routes (19)

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