California · Rock climbing · Big Bear City

Incinerator Wall

Incinerator Wall in California has 5 routes across 4 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.12d
Sport · Trad

Is Incinerator Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

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

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.

  1. Jan

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 5.1 mi away at 6,753 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.

Incinerator Wall 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 Prairie Squid Wall and Motherlode Rock - West Face each about 0.1 mile away. The area has five routes, four of them sport and one trad, with grades ranging from 5.9 to 5.12d. The hardest is Crematorium at 5.12d, and the easiest is Burning Man at 5.9. Fire Walker is the only trad route, a 5.10a first ascended by Chris Miller in 2003. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station, which sits about 790 feet lower, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F. Winter highs there hover around 46°F, with lows in the mid-20s. Tanglewood Group Camp is about 1.4 miles away, and Van Dusen Canyon Spur is about 1.6 miles away. Big Bear Lake Recreation Area is about 3.5 miles off, and Big Bear Lake itself is about 7 miles away.

Routes (5)