California · Rock climbing · Palm Springs

Main Wall

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

15 routes
5.6 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Main Wall

Best months: November–March. 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

    71° / 47°

  2. Feb

    73° / 49°

  3. Mar

    80° / 54°

  4. Apr

    88° / 59°

  5. May

    94° / 65°

  6. Jun

    103° / 72°

  7. Jul

    108° / 78°

  8. Aug

    108° / 79°

  9. Sep

    102° / 73°

  10. Oct

    91° / 64°

  11. Nov

    78° / 54°

  12. Dec

    69° / 45°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Palm Springs, CA, 3.5 mi away at 425 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Main Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Palm Springs/S. Coast Field Office in California. It sits within the Palm Springs area, close to the town of Palm Springs. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically from December through March. A nearby weather station in Palm Springs records typical average highs of about 71°F in January and 80°F in March. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the wall run a little cooler. Dry Falls is about 0.1 mile away, and the Skyline Trail and North Lykken Trail are both within about a mile. Jupiter Boulders, roughly 3.6 miles off, offers more climbing.

Routes (15)

Mikey Likes ItFA: Mike?5.10-Finish What You StartedFA: Kris Solem5.10+La Vena NegraFA: Mike Rigney, Rob Stauder, Bob Cable & Brad Singer, 19975.10+History Repeats ItselfFA: Roy Suggett5.10aFlying SheepFA: Brent Inghram, Kris Solem and Roy Suggett5.10c/dApe FactorFA: Roy Suggett5.11aLounge LizardFA: Brent Inghram5.11aSlip-Slidin' AwayFA: Brent Inghram5.11aSo RebelFA: Giselle & Derek Field (2019) - ground-up5.6Falling ShirkensFA: Rus Smith & R. Suggett5.7The Charmed LifeFA: Derek & Giselle Field (2019) - ground-up5.7SlaughtumnFA: John Shippling, Rolf Rybak, Autumn Corrow, Tim Pinar, Todd Gordon5.7+AshramFA: Rus Smith5.8Beat Around the BushFA: Roy Suggett5.8Spanking The ShirkenFA: Mike Fogarty, Dave Cox, Shawn Scott, Mark Berryhill.5.8