California · Rock climbing · Lucerne Valley

Dead Bolt Wall

Dead Bolt Wall in California has 5 sport climbing routes across 4 grades.

5 routes
5.11b – 5.12c
Sport

Best time to visit Dead Bolt Wall

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

    58° / 33°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 36°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 40°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  5. May

    81° / 51°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 58°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    98° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    97° / 63°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 38°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    57° / 32°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victorville, CA, 19.8 mi away at 2,880 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Dead Bolt Wall is a sport climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in California, within the Barstow Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with High Top Crags and The Umbrage just 0.1 mile away and West-Bound Crags about 0.2 mile off. Sawtooth Canyon Campground, roughly 0.4 mile away, offers a place to stay. The climbing here runs from 5.11b to 5.12c on the YDS scale, and all five routes are sport climbs. Headhunter is the easiest at 5.11b, and Deadbolt and The Meat top out at 5.12c. Louie Anderson is the listed first ascender for several of them. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Victorville weather station show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages near 98°F. That station sits about 940 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the crags run cooler. Beyond the climbing, Farly Mine Trail is about 7 miles away and the Mojave River offers paddling roughly 9 miles out.

Routes (5)