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London Wall

London Wall in California has 15 sport climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.

London WallPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
15 routes
5.10a – 5.12c
Sport

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

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

Best time to visit London Wall

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

    48° / 26°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 25°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 32°

    4 wet

  5. May

    69° / 39°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 44°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 53°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 46°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 29°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    47° / 25°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wrightwood, CA, 13.7 mi away at 6,000 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

London Wall is a climbing area in California's Angeles National Forest, within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the wall sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Williamson Rock and Ramblin' Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes range from 5.10a up to 5.12c, with the median grade at 5.11d. Totem Pole is the easiest at 5.10a, and Liquid Night is the hardest at 5.12c. Troy Mayr is a name that comes up repeatedly in the first ascents of the listed routes. For a change from the wall, South Fork Trail lies about 1.6 miles away, and Buckhorn campground is about 2.3 miles off. The West Fork San Gabriel River, roughly 9.6 miles away, offers canoeing.

Routes (15)

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