California · Rock climbing · Malibu

Point Dume

Point Dume in California has 13 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads and sport.

Point DumePhoto: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
13 routes
5.6 – 5.11c
Sport · Bouldering

Is Point Dume open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

As of · Source: NPS · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Point Dume

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.

  1. Jan

    62° / 50°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    62° / 50°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 52°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 53°

    3 wet

  5. May

    63° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    66° / 59°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    69° / 62°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    70° / 62°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 61°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 58°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 54°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    63° / 50°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santa Monica Pier, CA, 17.7 mi away at 14 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Point Dume is a climbing area in California's Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, on land that also carries the name Point Dume State Beach. The land is managed as county land, and the area sits within the recreation area's boundaries. The climbing here is sport climbing, with 12 sport routes and one boulder problem. The grades run from 5.6 up to 5.11c, with the hardest route, Ocean's Eleven, at 5.11c. Among the sport routes are Arete at 5.6, Right Center at 5.7, and South Face Right at 5.10b. The most comfortable months for a visit are summer and early fall. Typical averages from the Santa Monica Pier weather station, about 18 miles away, show highs near 70°F in July and August with almost no wet days, while winter brings highs around 62°F and a few wet days a month. Several trails lie within a few miles, including the Zuma Ridge Trail and the Ridge-Canyon Access Trail, both about 2.3 miles away. For more climbing, The Captains Boulder is about 7 miles off.

Routes (13)

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