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Dinosaur Cracks

Dinosaur Cracks in California has 5 trad routes across 3 difficulty grades.

Dinosaur CracksPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.7 – 5.9
Trad

Best time to visit Dinosaur Cracks

Best months: February–May and October–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

    58° / 30°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 33°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    69° / 39°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 44°

    1 wet

  5. May

    85° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 62°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 67°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    101° / 65°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    93° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 48°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 36°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    57° / 29°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Independence, CA, 14 mi away at 3,950 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Dinosaur Cracks is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Bishop Field Office in California, about 14 miles from the Independence weather station. The surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with Sunday Matinee Wall just 0.1 mile away and Corridors and Moonshine Pillar each about 0.2 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Independence station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 81°F, while July and August average in the low 100s. That station sits about 800 feet lower than the cracks, so temperatures up high run cooler. For a walk, the Arch Loop Trail is 0.6 mile away and the Alabama Hills Trail is 1.3 miles off. Lone Pine campground is about 3 miles away.

Routes (5)

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