Doom Wall
Doom Wall in California has 7 sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.
- 7 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12a
- Sport
Is Doom Wall open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Santa Lucia Ranger District · Order 05-07-53-24-19 · USFS · Santa Lucia Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Doom Wall
Best months: Year-round. 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
63° / 41°
8 wet
Feb
62° / 42°
8 wet
Mar
65° / 44°
8 wet
Apr
68° / 45°
5 wet
May
70° / 48°
2 wet
Jun
75° / 50°
1 wet
Jul
77° / 53°
0 wet
Aug
78° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
78° / 52°
1 wet
Oct
75° / 49°
3 wet
Nov
68° / 44°
5 wet
Dec
61° / 39°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twitchell Dam, CA, 15 mi away at 582 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Doom Wall is a climbing area in the Santa Lucia Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest, managed by the Forest Service, on the California coast. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, and two of them, Sea of Love Wall and Mr. Lees Greater Hong Kong, are each about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the driest and mildest time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 77 to 78°F with almost no wet days. That station sits well below the wall, so temperatures up high run cooler. Hwy 166/Silly Rock and Big Rocks are both within a mile. For a hike, Gifford is about 3 miles away.
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