Joe Brown
Joe Brown in California has 10 routes across 9 grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.
- 10 routes
- 5.2 – 5.11c
- Sport · Bouldering
Best time to visit Joe Brown
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
70° / 44°
7 wet
Feb
70° / 45°
7 wet
Mar
72° / 47°
6 wet
Apr
75° / 50°
4 wet
May
80° / 55°
2 wet
Jun
87° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
94° / 63°
1 wet
Aug
97° / 64°
0 wet
Sep
93° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
82° / 55°
2 wet
Nov
76° / 47°
3 wet
Dec
69° / 43°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Riverside Citrus Exp, CA, 2.2 mi away at 986 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Joe Brown is a climbing area in Mount Rubidoux Park in Riverside, California, on city land. The park is the setting for this cluster of named climbing spots, which sit within about a tenth of a mile of one another. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 75°F with lows near 50°F, and November highs around 76°F with lows near 47°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the park's higher ground run a little cooler. Several other climbing areas lie right next to it. The Joe Brown and Half Dome Area, Half Dome Boulder and Borson's Wall are all within about a tenth of a mile. For a walk away from the crags, the Park path is about 2.3 miles away.
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