Lover's Leap (Limestone)
21 limestone sport routes in California spanning 14 difficulty grades.
- 21 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12b
- Sport
Best time to visit Lover's Leap (Limestone)
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.
Jan
44° / 29°
12 wet
Feb
47° / 29°
12 wet
Mar
53° / 32°
13 wet
Apr
59° / 35°
11 wet
May
69° / 41°
8 wet
Jun
76° / 47°
4 wet
Jul
85° / 52°
2 wet
Aug
85° / 50°
2 wet
Sep
78° / 45°
3 wet
Oct
65° / 37°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 28°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Shasta, CA, 18.8 mi away at 3,535 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
Lover's Leap (Limestone) is a climbing area in California, about 7 miles from the town of Callahan. It sits among a cluster of bouldering and wall climbing spots, with 45 Wall and Plasma Wall both just 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Shasta show May highs around 69°F and September highs near 78°F, while July and August average about 85°F and winter highs hover in the low to mid 40s. The East Fork Scott River, about 1.2 miles off, offers paddling. Hikers can head to Kangaroo Lake, about 3.3 miles away, and the Kangaroo campground lies roughly 3.6 miles out.
Routes (21)
Beaver Wall(2)
Breakfast Nook, The(1)
Die Hard Wall(2)
Dr. Lu Wall(3)
Father's Day Area(3)
Groove Tube Wall(4)
Trainwreck Wall(3)
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