(g) Onyx Summit Crag
Onyx Summit Crag in California has 20 climbing routes across 12 grades, offering sport and trad styles.
- 20 routes
- 5.3 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad
Is (g) Onyx Summit Crag open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name (g) Onyx Summit Crag, so check the source for the area it covers.
Radford Fire Closure Area
Agency closure covering Mountaintop Ranger District · Order 05-12-52-24-06 · USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Onyx Summit Crag is a climbing area in California's San Bernardino National Forest, within the Mountaintop Ranger District. It is managed by the Forest Service. The crag holds 20 routes, with 17 sport routes and 3 trad routes. Grades run from 5.3 up to 5.12c, with the median around 5.9. Juniper Route is a 5.3 trad line, and Sardonyx is a sport route at 5.10a. Among the sport routes, Endless Sky is 5.9 and Clip Art is 5.10c, while Freak on a Leash at 5.12c is the hardest listed. PCT Section 21 lies less than a mile away, and the Right Side and Left Side climbing areas are both about 1.6 miles off. Juniper Springs Group Camp, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest campground.
Routes (20)
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