California · Rock climbing · Pacific Palisades

Main Wall

Main Wall in California has 11 climbing routes across 9 grades.

Main WallPhoto: timatymusic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
11 routes
5.8 – 5.13b
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Main Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    68° / 52°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 51°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 52°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 54°

    3 wet

  5. May

    70° / 56°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 59°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 63°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 63°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    76° / 60°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    72° / 55°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    67° / 51°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at U C L A, CA, 6.7 mi away at 430 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Main Wall is a climbing area in Santa Ynez Canyon Park, a city-managed park in California. It sits on city land, and the closest town is Santa Ynez, which makes it an easy addition to a day spent exploring the canyon. The weather here stays mild year-round, with typical averages from a nearby weather station showing highs around 68°F in winter and 79°F in late summer. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the canyon wall may run slightly cooler. Tick Rock, another climbing area, is just 0.1 mile away. Wire Break Trail is about half a mile off, and Parker Mesa Overlook Trail and Los Leones Trail are each roughly 0.9 mile away.

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