Detour Area
Detour Area in California has 5 climbing routes across 4 grades, offering sport and trad options.
- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11-
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Detour Area
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° / 33°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 36°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
4 wet
Apr
73° / 44°
2 wet
May
81° / 51°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 58°
0 wet
Jul
98° / 64°
1 wet
Aug
97° / 63°
1 wet
Sep
91° / 58°
1 wet
Oct
79° / 47°
1 wet
Nov
67° / 38°
2 wet
Dec
57° / 32°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victorville, CA, 9.9 mi away at 2,880 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Detour Area is a climbing area in California on Bureau of Land Management land within the Barstow Field Office. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including The Schoolhouse, Camel Toe and Leaning Towers, all about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victorville show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the upper 90s. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. The area has five routes, four of them sport and one trad. The sport routes range from 5.7 to 5.10b, with Traffic Jam and Road Crew both at 5.10b. The trad route, Scratch My Belly, is 5.11-. For a change from the rock, Bass Hill Trail and Farly Mine Trail are both about 6 miles away. Chimney Rock Loop is roughly 9 miles off.
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