California · Rock climbing · Idyllwild

Little One

The hardest climb catalogued at Little One sector of Ernie Maxwell Trail.

5.11b
grade
Trad Gear
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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Little One

Best months: April–July and September–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

    55° / 31°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    54° / 30°

    7 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 32°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 35°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    71° / 41°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 48°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 55°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 50°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 42°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 35°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    54° / 30°

    6 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Idyllwild Fire Dept, CA, 1.1 mi away at 5,380 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This is the hardest route catalogued at Ernie Maxwell Trail's Little One sector, where two climbs have been recorded in the trad climbing system.

Photo of the crag

Ernie Maxwell Trail — the crag this route is on
Ernie Maxwell Trail, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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