Dihedral Rock - West Face
9 climbing routes in California, grades range from 5.10 to 5.12a, sport and trad climbing.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- 5.0 – 5.10c
- Trad · Sport
Is Dihedral Rock - West Face 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
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Inaccurate Third-Party Apps
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Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure
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As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Dihedral Rock - West Face
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, 14.5 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
Dihedral Rock - West Face is a climbing area in Joshua Tree National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among several other climbing spots in the park, including the Dihedral Rock - East Face, The Swidgeteria and Pep Boys Crag, all about a tenth of a mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to visit. At Yucca Valley, a weather station about 14.5 miles away and roughly 1,000 feet lower, typical averages run from highs around 73°F in April to 80°F in October. That station sits well below the area, so expect cooler temperatures on the rock. The West Face has nine routes, ranging in grade from 5.0 to 5.10c, with trad styles on six of them and sport on three. The Gift of Slab, a sport route at 5.7, and Smears of Joy, a sport route at 5.10c, are among the most notable. Solo-Angle Dihedral is a trad route at 5.0. For a walk nearby, Cow Rock is about 0.4 miles away and Hidden Valley Trailhead about 0.5 miles. Sheep Pass Group campground is roughly 3.4 miles off.
Routes (9)
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