Manure Tea
The Tea Room's hardest catalogued climb.
- 5.10c
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Is Manure Tea open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Manure Tea
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
70° / 43°
6 wet
Feb
70° / 44°
7 wet
Mar
74° / 46°
6 wet
Apr
78° / 48°
3 wet
May
82° / 53°
1 wet
Jun
89° / 57°
0 wet
Jul
95° / 61°
0 wet
Aug
97° / 61°
0 wet
Sep
94° / 59°
1 wet
Oct
85° / 53°
2 wet
Nov
76° / 46°
3 wet
Dec
69° / 42°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Woodland Hills Pierce College, CA, 20.4 mi away at 790 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This is the hardest route catalogued at The Tea Room, sitting at the top of the crag's grade span that runs from 5.9 to 5.10c.
Photo of the crag
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