California · Rock climbing · Truckee

The Oven

The Oven in California has 10 sport climbing routes across 7 grades.

10 routes
5.9 – 5.12d
Sport

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Oven

Best months: May–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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 21°

    11 wet · 7 snow

  2. Feb

    40° / 21°

    10 wet · 7 snow

  3. Mar

    45° / 24°

    10 wet · 7 snow

  4. Apr

    50° / 28°

    8 wet · 4 snow

  5. May

    59° / 34°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    69° / 40°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    78° / 46°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 45°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 33°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    48° / 26°

    7 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 21°

    10 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 6.3 mi away at 6,230 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Oven is a climbing area in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits in the high country around Lake Tahoe, and several other climbing areas and trails lie close by. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 78°F with lows near 46°F, and the months from June through September see few wet days, based on averages from the nearby Tahoe City weather station. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the climbing area, so expect conditions up high to run slightly cooler. Three Towers Wall and Center Cave are both about 0.1 mile away, and the Big Chief Trail (Lower) is about 0.3 mile off. For an overnight stay, Goose Meadows campground is roughly 0.8 mile away.

Routes (10)