California · Rock climbing · Twentynine Palms

Highway 62 Crags

4 trad routes in California spanning 3 difficulty grades.

4 routes

5.7 – 5.9

Trad

Best time to visit Highway 62 Crags

Best months: October–April. 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
63° / 42°
3 wet
Feb
67° / 44°
3 wet
Mar
74° / 49°
2 wet
Apr
81° / 55°
1 wet
May
90° / 63°
1 wet
Jun
99° / 71°
0 wet
Jul
104° / 77°
2 wet
Aug
103° / 76°
2 wet
Sep
96° / 69°
2 wet
Oct
85° / 58°
1 wet
Nov
72° / 47°
1 wet
Dec
62° / 40°
2 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twentynine Palms, CA, 4.2 mi away at 1,975 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Highway 62 Crags is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Barstow Field Office in California. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and trails, and the Contact Mine Road Area, also known as Brittny's Area, lies about 4 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Twentynine Palms weather station show March highs around 74°F and November highs around 72°F, while July and August average in the mid-100s. That station sits roughly 800 feet lower than the crags, so temperatures at the crags run cooler. The area has four trad routes, all rated between 5.7 and 5.9. They are Hot-N-Ready, Early Retirement, Guam and Marv the Mangler.