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Jimmy Cliff Area

Jimmy Cliff Area in California has 16 climbing routes with 13 difficulty grades, offering bouldering and trad.

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16 routes

V0- – V10

Bouldering · Trad

Is Jimmy Cliff 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 Oct 24, 6:30 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Jimmy Cliff Area

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.

Jan
58° / 38°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 46°
2 wet
May
82° / 52°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 59°
0 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
2 wet
Sep
89° / 60°
2 wet
Oct
80° / 50°
1 wet
Nov
66° / 41°
2 wet
Dec
58° / 34°
4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yucca Valley, CA, 14.4 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Jimmy Cliff Area is a climbing area in Joshua Tree National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's network of bouldering and trad routes, and a fee is charged for access. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 80°F, while July and August average about 96°F. The area is a cluster of bouldering and trad routes, with 16 routes in total. Twelve are boulders, and four are trad. The boulders range from V0- to V10, with the trad routes falling between 5.8 and 5.11a. Some of the named boulders include Bandulo (V0-), Aiguille de Ankle Breaker (V2) and Doctor Brown (V10). Several other climbing areas sit right next to it, including Jimmy Cliff Boulder, Equine Boulder and Marley Boulder, each about 0.1 mile away. The Cow Rock hike is about 0.2 mile off.