California · Rock climbing · La Honda

Devil's Canyon

Near La Honda

7 routes
5.10b – 5.12b
Sport · Bouldering

Best time to visit Devil's Canyon

Best months: April–November. 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

    55° / 41°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 40°

    14 wet

  3. Mar

    58° / 41°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    62° / 43°

    10 wet

  5. May

    67° / 47°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 52°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 58°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 59°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 52°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 44°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    54° / 40°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Skyline Ridge Preserve, CA, 1.9 mi away at 2,270 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Devil's Canyon is a climbing area within Long Ridge Open Space Preserve in California, on Regional Agency Land. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Stoner Cave, Old Problem List and Aquarian Valley all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is a mix of sport routes and boulders. The routes run from about 5.10b up to 5.12b on the YDS scale, with some V3 to V5 boulders. Among the named routes are Chewy's Lookout (5.10b, sport) and Mother Load (5.11b, sport), along with the boulder problem ZPG Now! (V3). Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. At a nearby weather station, typical July and August highs average about 81°F with only one or two wet days a month, while winter months see highs around 55°F and rain on about 14 days. The station sits about 300 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures up high run a bit cooler. Hikers can reach Peter's Creek Falls Trail and Chestnut Trail within half a mile, and paddlers will find Pescadero Creek about 6.7 miles away.

Routes (7)

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