California · Rock climbing · Paicines

Costanoan

Near the lower end of West Side's grade span of 32 catalogued routes.

5.4
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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Best time to visit Costanoan

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.

  1. Jan

    63° / 34°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 36°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 38°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 39°

    6 wet

  5. May

    80° / 43°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 47°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 50°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 50°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 48°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    82° / 43°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    70° / 37°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    62° / 33°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pinnacles Nm, CA, 1.3 mi away at 1,307 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 32 routes catalogued at West Side, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's 5.0 to 5.12b range.

Photo of the crag

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

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