Pinnacles West
Pinnacles West in California has 16 climbing routes with 11 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.
- 16 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad
Is Pinnacles West open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Pinnacles West, so check the source for the area it covers.
Radford Fire Closure Area
Agency closure covering Mountaintop Ranger District · Order 05-12-52-24-06 · USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District
Safety Alert - Falling Rocks at Bonita Falls
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering San Bernardino National Forest · Order 05-12-00-26-05 · USFS · San Bernardino National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Pinnacles West
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.
Jan
46° / 24°
6 wet
Feb
46° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
57° / 31°
4 wet
May
66° / 37°
2 wet
Jun
75° / 43°
1 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
2 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
3 wet
Sep
73° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 35°
2 wet
Nov
53° / 28°
3 wet
Dec
46° / 24°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 5 mi away at 6,753 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.
Pinnacles West is a climbing area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Pit about 0.1 mile away and North Parking Lot Boulder 1 about 0.2 mile away. The area offers both trad and sport climbing, with 16 routes in total. The grades range from 5.4 to 5.12c, and the median is 5.9. Sport climbers can try Goldstrike at 5.9 or Harsh at 5.12c, while trad climbers have Peter's Out at 5.7 and Angle of Repose at 5.10a. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Big Bear Lake, about 5 miles away, run to highs near 80°F in July and August, with lows around 50°F. That station sits roughly 800 feet below the area, so temperatures here run a bit cooler. For time off the rock, the John Bull Trail lies about 1.4 miles away, and Tanglewood Group Camp is about 1.6 miles off. Holcomb Valley Ranch campground is about 1.9 miles away, and Big Bear Lake Recreation Area is about 3.5 miles away.
Routes (16)
Bullet Hole Wall(1)
Double P Wall(2)
Mine Shaft, The(4)
Mushroom Boulder(3)
Saloon, The(2)
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