California · Rock climbing · Dunsmuir

Casino

The hardest climb catalogued at Castle Crags.

5.11a
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Casino

Best months: April–June and September–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

    49° / 30°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    52° / 31°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 33°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 37°

    11 wet

  5. May

    73° / 44°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 50°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    90° / 54°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 51°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 46°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 39°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 34°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    48° / 30°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl, CA, 2.1 mi away at 2,169 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This is the hardest route catalogued at Castle Crags, standing at the top of a grade span that runs from 3rd to 5.11a across 18 climbs in the area.

Photo of the crag

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

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