Mt. Gower
Near San Diego Country Estates
- 13 routes
- V0- – V5-6
- Bouldering · Mixed · Sport
Best time to visit Mt. Gower
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, 7.5 mi away at 1,470 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Mt. Gower is a climbing area in Mt. Gower Preserve, a county-managed preserve in California. The land is listed as county land, and the preserve sits close to the town of Ramona, about 7.5 miles from the Ramona Fire Dept weather station that supplies the area's typical climate averages. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from that station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 82°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. Winter brings the most wet days, about six a month from December through February. The Middle Area climbing area is just 0.1 mile away, and Quiet Oaks Boulders is 0.3 mile off. The San Vicente Creek trail and Caryn Ct. Bouldering are both within a mile.
Routes (13)
"Around the Corner" boulders(2)
Barren Side, The(2)
Bird Rock(1)
East Gower Boulders(4)
Snakey Flake(1)
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