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Dmz

DMZ is a California climbing crag with 16 routes across 9 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

DmzPhoto: Joe Bielawa, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
16 routes
5.6 – 5.11c/d
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Dmz

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° / 38°

  2. Feb

    60° / 38°

  3. Mar

    67° / 42°

  4. Apr

    73° / 47°

  5. May

    82° / 54°

  6. Jun

    92° / 62°

  7. Jul

    97° / 69°

  8. Aug

    97° / 69°

  9. Sep

    90° / 62°

  10. Oct

    78° / 52°

  11. Nov

    65° / 42°

  12. Dec

    55° / 35°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Johnson Valley, CA, 8.4 mi away at 3,167 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Dmz is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Barstow Field Office in California. The nearest town is Barstow, and the land is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Johnson Valley weather station show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 78°F, while July and August average about 97°F. Giant Rock, another climbing area, sits just 0.8 miles away. The Davajo Trail, Shawnee Trail and Acoma Trail are all within about 3.5 miles for a hike.

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