California · Rock climbing · Borrego Springs

Canadian Mad Cow

The hardest climb catalogued in Big Round sector at Culp Valley.

5.10d
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Canadian Mad Cow

Best months: February–June and October–November. 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

    60° / 31°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 32°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    65° / 35°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 38°

    5 wet

  5. May

    75° / 43°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 46°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    92° / 53°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 54°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 49°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 40°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    68° / 34°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    60° / 30°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Henshaw Dam, CA, 18.6 mi away at 2,700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of the grade spectrum at Culp Valley's Big Round sector, where five climbs have been catalogued ranging from 5.7 to 5.10d.

Photo of the crag

Culp Valley — the crag this route is on
Culp Valley, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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