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North Area

North Area in California has 10 sport climbing routes across 5 grades.

North AreaPhoto: newagecrap, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.10b – 5.12a
Sport

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Best time to visit North Area

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

    60° / 38°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    63° / 39°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    69° / 42°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 45°

    2 wet

  5. May

    84° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 61°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 67°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 67°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 62°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 53°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 43°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    58° / 36°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pearblossom, CA, 6.2 mi away at 3,101 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.

North Area is a climbing area in California's San Gabriel Mountains, within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District of Angeles National Forest and the Devil's Punchbowl Natural Area. The land is managed as county land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, including Hidden Wall and Attitude Wall, each about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Pearblossom weather station, about 6 miles away, show April highs near 75°F and October highs near 80°F, while July and August average around 98 to 99°F. The climbing here is all sport, with 10 routes ranging from 5.10b to 5.12a. Among them are Bronco Billy at 5.10b, Artist In The Dark at 5.11a and Big Electric Cat at 5.12a. Devil's Punchbowl is about 0.2 mile away, and the Devils Punchbowl Interpretive and Devil's Chair Trail hikes are each about 0.3 mile off. Southfork Campground is roughly 2.6 miles away.

Routes (10)

Whatever Wall, The(1)

Jacob's Ladder5.11a

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