Lower Falls
Lower Falls in California has 17 climbing routes across 8 grades.
- 17 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Lower Falls
Best months: Year-round. 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
67° / 47°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 48°
8 wet
Mar
68° / 50°
7 wet
Apr
70° / 52°
5 wet
May
72° / 57°
3 wet
Jun
75° / 60°
1 wet
Jul
80° / 64°
1 wet
Aug
82° / 65°
1 wet
Sep
81° / 63°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 58°
3 wet
Nov
72° / 51°
5 wet
Dec
67° / 46°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Diego Miramar Nas, CA, 4.9 mi away at 477 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Falls is a climbing area in Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve in California, on land managed by the City of San Diego as city land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas in the canyon, so it works well as one stop on a day spent moving between nearby walls. Weather here is mild most of the year. Typical averages from the San Diego Miramar weather station, about 5 miles away, show highs near 70°F in April and only around five wet days that month, and fall is similarly pleasant with highs in the mid to upper 70s in October. Midsummer runs warmer, with August highs around 82°F, while winter brings the most rain at about eight wet days a month. The closest neighbors are Del Poconitos and Still Waters Run Deep, both about 0.1 mile away, along with the Rancho Penasquitos Canyon climbing area. For a walk before or after climbing, the North Side Trail starts about 0.1 mile from Lower Falls.
Routes (17)
Bubble & Squeek(1)
Cavern, The(4)
Data and Picard(4)
Garbage Compactor(4)
Smorgasbord(3)
Wet Cheeks(1)
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