North face (Indian Rock)
North face (Indian Rock) is a climbing area in California with 9 routes.
Photo: User:Tfinc, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- V1 – V5
- Bouldering
Best time to visit North face (Indian Rock)
Best months: Year-round. 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
59° / 43°
11 wet
Feb
62° / 44°
10 wet
Mar
65° / 46°
10 wet
Apr
67° / 47°
7 wet
May
70° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
74° / 52°
1 wet
Jul
74° / 53°
0 wet
Aug
75° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
76° / 54°
1 wet
Oct
73° / 52°
3 wet
Nov
65° / 47°
7 wet
Dec
59° / 43°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Berkeley, CA, 1.4 mi away at 310 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
North Face (Indian Rock) is a bouldering area in California, about half a mile from Thousand Oaks. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Pit (West Side), Upper Indian Rock (I-block) and the Water Fountain Wall Area (East Side) all within about a tenth of a mile. Berkeley, another climbing area, is just as close. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes on record. Grades run from V1 to V5 on the V scale and from 5.5 to 5.9 on the YDS scale. Among the named routes are Frosted Flakes (V1), Six Hold Traverse (V2) and Indian Rock Traverse (V5). Late summer into early fall is the driest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Berkeley show highs around 75°F in August and September, with only one or two wet days a month. Winter brings highs near 59°F and about 11 wet days a month.
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