Lone Rock
Lone Rock is a climbing crag in California with 5 routes.
- 5 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10b/c
- Trad
Is Lone Rock open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Plumas National Forest.
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
Agency alert covering Plumas National Forest · Order 05-11-26-04 · USFS · Plumas National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Plumas National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Lone Rock
Best months: April–June and August–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.
Jan
42° / 25°
11 wet
Feb
45° / 26°
11 wet
Mar
51° / 29°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 32°
9 wet
May
68° / 39°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 45°
3 wet
Jul
86° / 50°
1 wet
Aug
85° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
79° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
5 wet
Nov
50° / 30°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyon Dam, CA, 20.7 mi away at 4,560 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.
Lone Rock is a climbing area in California's Plumas National Forest, within the Mt. Hough Ranger District. It sits in the forest's high country, and the route list here gives a good sense of what to expect: five traditional routes with grades from 5.6 up to 5.10b/c. The most comfortable months for climbing are typically late spring and early fall. At the Canyon Dam weather station, about 21 miles away and roughly 1,400 feet lower, typical averages run to highs near 68°F in May and 79°F in September. July and August are warmer, with typical highs in the mid-80s, and winter brings typical highs around 40°F and more than 10 wet days a month. The routes here are all trad, and the hardest are Sober and Irrelevant at 5.10b and The Pessimist at 5.10b/c. East Ridge is the easiest at 5.6, and Lava Tube is a 5.9 with a first ascent by Suchoski. Maidu Rocks is the closest climbing area, about 2.3 miles away. Boulder Creek (Family Campground) and Lone Rock (ca) campgrounds are both within about 6 miles. Lights Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 4.4 miles away.
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