California · Rock climbing · San Diego

Face Climb

Face Climb in California has 8 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Face ClimbPhoto: ewen and donabel, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
V0 – V5
Bouldering

Best time to visit Face Climb

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.

  1. Jan

    67° / 47°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 48°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 50°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 52°

    5 wet

  5. May

    72° / 57°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 60°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 65°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 63°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 58°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    72° / 51°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    67° / 46°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Diego Miramar Nas, CA, 4.9 mi away at 477 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Face Climb is a climbing area within Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, a city-managed preserve in California. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, so it works well as one stop in a day of exploring the preserve's rock. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 78°F, with only a few wet days in each. Summer runs warmer, with August highs near 82°F. Several climbing areas lie about 0.1 mile away, including Del Poconitos, Still Waters Run Deep and Mr.Longarm. The North Side Trail is also close by for a walk.

Routes (8)

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