California · Rock climbing · Walnut Creek

Dirty Virgin

Upper-intermediate climb in Terra Dome sector at Pine Canyon.

5.11c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Dirty Virgin

Best months: October–June. 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° / 42°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    63° / 44°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 47°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 49°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 53°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 57°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 58°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 59°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    86° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 53°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 46°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    59° / 41°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Concord Wwtp, CA, 8.1 mi away at 40 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 16 routes catalogued in Terra Dome at Pine Canyon, this climb sits in the upper-intermediate range of the crag's 5.6 to 5.12b span.

Photo of the crag

Pine Canyon — the crag this route is on
Pine Canyon, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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