The Missing Link Area
Missing Link Area in California has 10 routes across 10 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.
Photo: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.11a
- Bouldering · Sport · Trad
Best time to visit The Missing Link Area
Best months: October–June. 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
68° / 38°
6 wet
Feb
68° / 39°
7 wet
Mar
69° / 41°
6 wet
Apr
73° / 43°
4 wet
May
77° / 49°
2 wet
Jun
84° / 52°
1 wet
Jul
90° / 57°
0 wet
Aug
92° / 59°
0 wet
Sep
90° / 55°
1 wet
Oct
82° / 49°
2 wet
Nov
74° / 43°
3 wet
Dec
67° / 37°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ramona Fire Dept, CA, 3.3 mi away at 1,470 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Missing Link Area is a climbing area in California, about 2.4 miles from the town of Rosemont. It sits close to several other climbing areas, including Central Oaks Area and Seminar Wall Area, each about 0.1 mile away, and Sherwood Forest, also about 0.1 mile away. The area is known for a mix of bouldering and sport climbing, with bouldering routes making up the majority of its routes. The route list includes 10 routes, with bouldering accounting for seven of them and sport for two. The grades range from about 5.9+ to 5.11+, and the bouldering routes run from V0-1 to V5+. The route "The Missing Link" is a trad climb at 5.10-, and "Good for the Soul" is a sport climb at 5.9+. Among the bouldering routes, "Checkered Demon" is a 5.11a, and "Donny's Par Three" is a 5.11+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Ramona, which sits lower than the area, run from highs of 68°F in January to 69°F in March, with fewer wet days in April and November. Summer brings highs in the low 90s.
Routes (10)
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