California · Rock climbing · Twentynine Palms

Peta Crag

Peta Crag in California has 6 climbing routes across 4 grades, offering sport and trad options.

6 routes

5.7 – 5.10-

Sport · Trad

Is Peta Crag open right now?

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 Oct 24, 8:00 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Peta Crag

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.

Jan
63° / 42°
3 wet
Feb
67° / 44°
3 wet
Mar
74° / 49°
2 wet
Apr
81° / 55°
1 wet
May
90° / 63°
1 wet
Jun
99° / 71°
0 wet
Jul
104° / 77°
2 wet
Aug
103° / 76°
2 wet
Sep
96° / 69°
2 wet
Oct
85° / 58°
1 wet
Nov
72° / 47°
1 wet
Dec
62° / 40°
2 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twentynine Palms, CA, 2.3 mi away at 1,975 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Peta Crag is a climbing area in Joshua Tree National Park, within the Joshua Tree Wilderness in California. The National Park Service manages the land, and the park's wilderness boundaries sit inside its own. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Twentynine Palms weather station show March highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F, and November highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F. That station sits about 800 feet lower than the crag, so expect temperatures at the crag to run a little cooler. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.10-. The routes include Let's Eat Animal Meat and Mink on the trad side, and Monkey Burger, Cat, The Other White Meat and More Than One Way to Skin A Cat on the sport side. Other climbing areas lie close by: (f) Del Taco Crags Area is about a mile away, and Indian Head Area is about 1.3 miles away. For hiking, the Fortynine Palms Trail and Oasis of Mara Trailhead are both about 2.3 miles off.