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Del Poconitos

Del Poconitos in California has 5 bouldering routes across 3 grades.

Del PoconitosPhoto: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering

Best time to visit Del Poconitos

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

    67° / 47°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 48°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 50°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 52°

    5 wet

  5. May

    72° / 57°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 60°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 65°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 63°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 58°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    72° / 51°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    67° / 46°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Diego Miramar Nas, CA, 4.9 mi away at 477 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Del Poconitos is a bouldering area in Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, a city-managed preserve in California. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Still Waters Run Deep, Face Climb and Lower Falls all about 0.1 mile away, and the North Side Trail just as close. The preserve's bouldering is all on the low end of the V scale. Five routes are listed, with grades ranging from V0 to V2. Green Go, Red Stop and Wan Too are all V0, and Traversito is V2. The area is best suited to climbers who want to work on small, low-grade problems. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 78°F, with only a few wet days in each. Summer runs warmer, with August highs near 82°F. The San Diego Sea to Sea Trail passes within a mile, and the San Dieguito River, about 7.5 miles away, offers paddling.

Routes (5)

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