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East Crags

East Crags in California has 7 routes ranging across 5 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

7 routes
5.6 – 5.10d
Trad · Sport

Is East Crags open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name East Crags, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit East Crags

Best months: May–October. 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

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 4.9 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

East Crags is a climbing area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Delancey Rock and Pinnacles East both about a tenth of a mile away. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the Big Bear Lake weather station, about 5 miles away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 50°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. The station sits roughly 700 feet lower than the crags, so temperatures on the crags run cooler. The area has seven routes, split between trad and sport styles. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.10d, with Follow Your Dike at 5.10b and A Wrinkle in Time at 5.10d. Tanglewood Group Camp is about a mile away, and Holcomb Valley Ranch is roughly 2 miles off.

Routes (7)