California · Rock climbing · Lucerne Valley

House of the Setting Sun (aka The Ammo Dump)

10 bouldering routes in California, grades span 7 difficulty levels.

10 routes
V0 – V6-7
Bouldering

Best time to visit House of the Setting Sun (aka The Ammo Dump)

Best months: October–May. 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

    58° / 33°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 36°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 40°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  5. May

    81° / 51°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 58°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    98° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    97° / 63°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 38°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    57° / 32°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victorville, CA, 19.4 mi away at 2,880 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

House of the Setting Sun, also known as The Ammo Dump, is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Barstow Field Office in California. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Porno Pinnacle and Warmup Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and Dead Bolt Wall about 0.4 mile off. Sawtooth Canyon Campground is roughly 0.7 mile away, making it the closest place to camp. The area is a bouldering destination, with 10 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 up to V6-7, with the hardest being Atonement at V6-7. The easiest are Main Slab at V0 and Bullet Slab at V2. The median grade is V2. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victorville show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the upper 90s. That station sits about 940 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. Other nearby spots include the Farly Mine Trail, about 6.9 miles away, and the Mojave River, about 9.6 miles away, for paddling.

Routes (10)