(h) Hungover Wall Area
Hungover Wall Area in California has 3 routes with sport and trad climbing on 3 difficulty grades.
- 3 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad
Is (h) Hungover Wall Area open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name (h) Hungover Wall Area, 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.
Best time to visit (h) Hungover Wall Area
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.
Jan
46° / 24°
6 wet
Feb
46° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
57° / 31°
4 wet
May
66° / 37°
2 wet
Jun
75° / 43°
1 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
2 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
3 wet
Sep
73° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 35°
2 wet
Nov
53° / 28°
3 wet
Dec
46° / 24°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 8.1 mi away at 6,753 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hungover Wall Area is a climbing area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the broader Hungover Wall climbing complex, with the Hungover Wall - Right Side and Hungover Wall - Left Side areas each about 0.1 mile away. The area has three routes, two of which are sport and one is trad. Grades run from 5.8 to 5.12c, with KP 101 at 5.10a and Rex at 5.12c as the sport options, and Love Letter to KP at 5.8 as the trad route. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station, which sits about 400 feet lower, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-40s. Shady Cove Group Campground and the Trail of the Phoenix are each about half a mile away. Arrowbear Lake and Green Valley Lake are both within about 3 miles.
Routes (3)
Intro to KP Wall(2)
Rex Rock(1)
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