California · Rock climbing · Placerville

Dinkum Gulley

Near Placerville

Dinkum GulleyPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
17 routes
5.6 – 5.12
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit Dinkum Gulley

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.

  1. Jan

    57° / 34°

  2. Feb

    60° / 37°

  3. Mar

    63° / 40°

  4. Apr

    67° / 42°

  5. May

    76° / 48°

  6. Jun

    86° / 55°

  7. Jul

    94° / 61°

  8. Aug

    93° / 59°

  9. Sep

    88° / 56°

  10. Oct

    77° / 48°

  11. Nov

    64° / 40°

  12. Dec

    56° / 34°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Placerville, CA, 7.1 mi away at 1,850 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Dinkum Gulley is a climbing area in California on Bureau of Land Management land within the Mother Lode Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Great Flake, Main Area and Struggler Cliff all about 0.1 mile away, so the whole cluster makes an easy base for a day of bouldering and sport climbing. The area has 17 routes, with sport and mixed styles making up the bulk. Trad and bouldering routes round out the mix. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12, with Nightmare at 5.12 being the hardest of the listed routes. Among the sport routes, Amazing Chimney is 5.6 and Lap Dancing is 5.10d. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Placerville weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. For time off the rock, the North Fork Cosumnes River is about 7 miles away for paddling, and Sly Guard Cabin offers camping at a similar distance.

Routes (17)

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