California · Rock climbing · Twentynine Palms

Oatmeal Eating Aardvarks

The easiest of five routes catalogued at The Tusk.

5.7
grade
Trad Gear
style

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Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 3 alerts for Joshua Tree National Park.

  • Partial Trail Closure of West Side Loop

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

  • Inaccurate Third-Party Apps

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

  • Oasis of Mara Trail Partial Closure

    Park alert covering Joshua Tree National Park · NPS · Joshua Tree National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Oatmeal Eating Aardvarks

Best months: October–April. 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

    63° / 42°

    3 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 44°

    3 wet

  3. Mar

    74° / 49°

    2 wet

  4. Apr

    81° / 55°

    1 wet

  5. May

    90° / 63°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    99° / 71°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    104° / 77°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    103° / 76°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    96° / 69°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    85° / 58°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    72° / 47°

    1 wet

  12. Dec

    62° / 40°

    2 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twentynine Palms, CA, 4.1 mi away at 1,975 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.

One of five routes catalogued at The Tusk, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's 5.7–5.11b range.

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