California · Rock climbing · Palmdale

Cluster 2

Cluster 2 in California has 6 bouldering routes across 3 difficulty grades.

6 routes
V0 – V1
Bouldering

Is Cluster 2 open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Angeles National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Cluster 2

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

    56° / 38°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 37°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 39°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 42°

    4 wet

  5. May

    70° / 48°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 58°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 64°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 59°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 51°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 43°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 37°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Wilson Cbs, CA, 8.2 mi away at 5,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cluster 2 is a climbing area in California's Angeles National Forest, within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District, on land managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a tight group of other climbing spots, with several boulders and walls a tenth of a mile away. The weather station at Mt Wilson sits at roughly the same elevation, 8.2 miles away. It points to spring and fall as the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages there run from highs around 70°F with lows near 48°F in May to highs about 72°F and lows near 51°F in October, with only a few wet days in either month. The closest neighbors are Holy Water Boulder, Peanut Boulder and Between Romeo Void and Main, all about 0.1 mile away. Bandido Group Campground is 0.6 mile off for an overnight stay.

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