California · Rock climbing · Lucerne Valley

New Bob City

New Bob City, California has 14 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

14 routes
5.4 – 5.10+
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit New Bob City

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.

  1. Jan

    58° / 33°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 36°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 40°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  5. May

    81° / 51°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 58°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    98° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    97° / 63°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 38°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    57° / 32°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Victorville, CA, 19.2 mi away at 2,880 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

New Bob City is a climbing area in California managed by the State Department of Land, set among a cluster of other climbing spots that make this corner of the state a compact destination for climbers. The closest neighbor is Slash 'X', about 0.2 miles away, and House of the Setting Sun (aka The Ammo Dump) lies roughly 0.6 miles off. Porno Pinnacle and Warmup Boulder are each about 0.7 miles away, so the area is easy to explore in a single outing. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with 14 routes in total. The grades run from 5.4 up to 5.10+, and the hardest of them is Project, a trad route. Among the sport routes are Newer Sewer Jack City Pinnacle at 5.4 and 100 Foot Tower at 5.8. The trad routes include Sawtooth Saddle Tower at 5.8 and Waste Management at 5.9. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Victorville show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the upper 90s. That station sits well below the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. Sawtooth Canyon Campground is about 1.1 miles away for an overnight stay. Farther out, the Farly Mine Trail is about 6.5 miles away and the Mojave River offers paddling roughly 9.6 miles from the area.