North Face
North Face in California has 11 climbing routes across 9 grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 11 routes
- 5.10a – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is North Face open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit North Face
Best months: April–May and 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.
Jan
50° / 31°
16 wet
Feb
55° / 31°
14 wet
Mar
61° / 33°
14 wet
Apr
68° / 36°
10 wet
May
77° / 42°
7 wet
Jun
86° / 46°
4 wet
Jul
95° / 52°
1 wet
Aug
94° / 50°
1 wet
Sep
88° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
57° / 33°
13 wet
Dec
47° / 31°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Weaverville, CA, 30.3 mi away at 2,058 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
North Face is a climbing area in the Lower Trinity Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in northern California, on Forest Service land. It sits right beside West Face, another climbing area just 0.1 mile away, so the two make a natural pairing for a day on the rock. Spring and fall offer the most comfortable climbing temperatures. At Weaverville, the nearest weather station about 30 miles away, typical May averages run from a high of 77°F to a low of 42°F, and typical October averages run from 75°F to 36°F. Midsummer highs there average in the mid-90s, while winter brings the most wet days. Paisano Buttress, about 1.6 miles away, adds more climbing in the area. The South Fork Trinity and Coon Creek Loop hikes are both about 3 miles off, and Slide Creek Campground, roughly 5.7 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (11)
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