California · Rock climbing · Twentynine Palms

Condor Rock

Condor Rock in California has 8 climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad options.

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8 routes

5.8 – 5.12a

Trad · Sport

Is Condor Rock open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.

Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Inaccurate Third-Party Apps
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

As of Oct 23, 7:30 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Condor Rock

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
58° / 38°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 46°
2 wet
May
82° / 52°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 59°
0 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
2 wet
Sep
89° / 60°
2 wet
Oct
80° / 50°
1 wet
Nov
66° / 41°
2 wet
Dec
58° / 34°
4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yucca Valley, CA, 13.5 mi away at 3,249 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Condor Rock is a climbing area in Joshua Tree National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Wonder Bluffs and King Otto's Castle each about 0.1 mile away and The Bilbo Buttresses about 0.2 mile off. The area is a compact hub of trad routes, with a few sport options, and the most comfortable months for a visit are typically April and October, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley run to highs around 73°F and 80°F. The climbing here is mostly trad, with eight routes in total, and the grades range from 5.8 up to 5.12a. The Condor is the hardest of them, a 5.12a trad route, and The Kestrel is the only sport route, a 5.10c. The Baconator and The Falcon are both 5.10b. A fee is charged for park use. For a change from the rock, the Big Pine Trail is about 2.1 miles away and the Fortynine Palms Trail about 3.3 miles away. Sheep Pass Group campground is roughly 6.7 miles off.