California · Rock climbing · Twentynine Palms

Diarrhea Dome

Diarrhea Dome in California has 7 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.

7 routes

5.8+ – 5.12c

Trad · Sport

Is Diarrhea Dome open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.

Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Inaccurate Third-Party Apps
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

As of Oct 24, 10:00 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Diarrhea Dome

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° / 38°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 46°
2 wet
May
82° / 52°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 59°
0 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
2 wet
Sep
89° / 60°
2 wet
Oct
80° / 50°
1 wet
Nov
66° / 41°
2 wet
Dec
58° / 34°
4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yucca Valley, CA, 14.8 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Diarrhea Dome is a climbing area in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, within Joshua Tree National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. The nearest town is Panorama Heights, about 6.6 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 80°F, while July and August average about 96°F. That station sits roughly 1,200 feet lower than the dome, so temperatures on the dome run cooler. The area has seven routes, six of which are trad and one is sport. Grades range from 5.8 to 5.12c. The South Face Route (aka Owl) is 5.8, and The Talon is 5.12c. Bighorn Mating Grotto and Central Wonderland are both about 0.1 mile away, and Inauguron Dome is about 0.2 mile away. For a hike, Barker Dam Trail is about 1.5 miles off.