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Mount Baldy Road

Mount Baldy Road in California has 9 climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

9 routes
5.6
Alpine · Bouldering

Is Mount Baldy Road open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Angeles National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Mount Baldy Road

Best months: April–October. 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

    48° / 26°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 25°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 32°

    4 wet

  5. May

    69° / 39°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 44°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 53°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 46°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 29°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    47° / 25°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wrightwood, CA, 7.3 mi away at 6,000 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mount Baldy Road is a climbing area in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District of Angeles National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Angeles National Forest, about 7 miles from the town of Wrightwood. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wrightwood show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 75°F, with lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Winter is cold, with January highs near 48°F and lows around 26°F. Manker Flat campground is about 0.7 miles away, and the Chapman Trail and Register Ridge hikes are each about 0.8 miles off. Mt. Baldy Resort, a downhill ski area, is about a mile away.

Routes (9)

Mount Baldy Hillside Boulders(1)

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