Lower Main Wall
Lower Main Wall in California has 12 sport climbing routes across 9 grades.
- 12 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10b/c
- Sport
Is Lower Main Wall open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Lower Main Wall
Best months: October–May. 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
66° / 36°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
70° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
76° / 41°
4 wet
May
80° / 46°
2 wet
Jun
88° / 49°
0 wet
Jul
94° / 55°
0 wet
Aug
96° / 54°
0 wet
Sep
91° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
83° / 45°
2 wet
Nov
73° / 40°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 34°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 3.9 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Main Wall is a sport climbing area in Gould Park, part of the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. The land is managed as city land, and the wall sits among several other climbing areas, including Upper Main Wall and Invisible Wall, each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, with 12 routes spread across a range from 5.5 to 5.10. The easiest is Pulling Strings at 5.5, and the hardest is Caution: Falling Snakes at 5.10b. The routes were first ascended by climbers including Jeff Mahoney, Jan Roestel and Alex Lau, with some of the early efforts dating back to 2011. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The Bug Wall and West Fork Cold Spring are both within a quarter mile. For an overnight stay, Upper Oso Campground is about 8 miles away.
Routes (12)
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