California · Rock climbing · Pearsonville

Large Intestine

Mid-range climb among 20 routes at Upper Falls, California.

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Large Intestine

Best months: March–May and October–November. 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

    51° / 27°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 29°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 34°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 39°

    2 wet

  5. May

    78° / 47°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 56°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 61°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    86° / 54°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    74° / 43°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 33°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    50° / 26°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Haiwee, CA, 11.9 mi away at 3,825 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 20 routes catalogued at Upper Falls, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.4 to 5.12.

Photo of the crag

Upper Falls — the crag this route is on
Upper Falls, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Alexander Hatley, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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