California · Rock climbing · Hesperia

Hone Pinnacle

Hone Pinnacle in California has 14 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

14 routes
5.5 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Hone Pinnacle open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Hone Pinnacle, 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 Hone Pinnacle

Best months: April–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

    44° / 29°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    45° / 30°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 32°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    60° / 36°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    67° / 41°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 49°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 57°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 52°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 43°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 34°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 29°

    5 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Arrowhead, CA, 4.1 mi away at 5,205 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hone Pinnacle 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 Overhang Pinnacle and Shooting Gallery Center each about 0.1 mile away. The area has 14 routes, a mix of trad and sport climbing with a few mixed routes. The YDS grades run from 5.5 to 5.11a, with the median at 5.8. Among the named routes are Kate's Derringer (5.5 trad), Upper Hone (5.10a sport) and 12-Gauge (5.11a mixed). Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the Lake Arrowhead weather station, about 4 miles away, show July and August highs around 81 to 82°F with lows near 57°F and only about one wet day a month. Winter brings highs in the low 40s and a few snow days a month. Pinnacles and Metate are hikes within a mile. North Shore campground is about 3.6 miles away, and Lake Arrowhead - Green Valley Lake Recreation Area is about 4.3 miles away.

Routes (14)

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