(d) Northwest Recess
Northwest Recess in California has 20 routes with 14 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 20 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Trad · Sport
Is (d) Northwest Recess open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Northwest Recess is a climbing area in California's San Jacinto Wilderness, within the San Jacinto Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits in designated wilderness. The routes here run from about 5.6 up to 5.12a, with most in the 5.10 range. Nineteen are traditional climbs and one is a sport route. Sample routes include The Error at 5.6, Snakes on Everything at 5.10a, and Constellation at 5.12a. The North Buttress and Maiden Buttress are both about 0.1 mile away, so it's easy to combine several areas in one visit. For hiking, Devil's Slide and the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail are each about 0.3 mile off. Fern Basin campground lies about 3.6 miles away, and the San Jacinto - Santa Rosa Mountains Recreation Area offers lake fishing about 2 miles out.
Routes (20)
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