California · Rock climbing · Mentone

Drowning Pool

One of eight routes at Sport Boulder's NW Face, near the upper end of the crag's grade range.

5.12b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Drowning Pool open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Drowning Pool

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

    59° / 41°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 42°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    66° / 45°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 48°

    2 wet

  5. May

    80° / 54°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 63°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 69°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 70°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 66°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 57°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 47°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    59° / 40°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morongo Valley N, CA, 25.9 mi away at 3,145 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of eight routes catalogued at Sport Boulder's NW Face, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range between 5.11c and 5.12d.

Photo of the crag

Sport Boulder (NW Face) — the crag this route is on
Sport Boulder (NW Face), California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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