California · Rock climbing · Lake Arrowhead

Innocent Eyes

The hardest climb catalogued at Pinnacle 2.

5.11b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Innocent Eyes open right now?

Closure in the area

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

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, 4.7 mi away at 5,205 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of the grade span at Pinnacle 2, where six climbs have been catalogued across the 5.8 to 5.11b range.

Photo of the crag

Pinnacle 2 — the crag this route is on
Pinnacle 2, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Michael McCarty, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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