Indian Head Area
Indian Head Area in California has 14 climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.
- 14 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11-
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is Indian Head Area open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.
Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Inaccurate Third-Party Apps
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure
Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Indian Head Area
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, 2.5 mi away at 1,975 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
Indian Head Area is a climbing area in California's Joshua Tree National Park, within the Joshua Tree Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Twentynine Palms weather station, about 2.5 miles away, show March highs near 74°F and November highs near 72°F, while July averages climb to 104°F. The area has 14 routes, with sport climbing making up 11 of them. The hardest is Paris Hilton, a trad route at 5.11-, and the easiest is Brow Down at 5.6. Other sport routes include Charlie's Medicine and Southern Cornbread, both around 5.8. The Safe Zone and GoldenEye Spire are both about half a mile away, and Peta Crag is about 1.3 miles off. For hiking, the California Riding and Hiking Trail lies about 2.2 miles away.
Routes (14)
Back Attack Rock(3)
Great White Face, The(4)
Indian Head(2)
Man Can Boulder, The(1)
Minge, The(2)
Safe Sex Zone(2)
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