California · Rock climbing · Running Springs

Seuss Wall (West Face)

Seuss Wall (West Face) in California has 7 routes ranging from 5.10a to 5.11d, offering sport and trad climbing.

7 routes
5.7 – 5.10c
Sport · Trad

Is Seuss Wall (West Face) open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Seuss Wall (West Face), so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Seuss Wall (West Face)

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

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 8 mi away at 6,753 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Seuss Wall (West Face) is a climbing area in California's San Bernardino National Forest, within the Mountaintop Ranger District. It is managed by the Forest Service, and the West Face forms part of the broader Seuss Wall climbing area, about 0.1 mile away. Kindergarten Rock sits just as close. The climbing here is sport and trad, with seven routes in total. Most are sport, and the grade range runs from 5.7 to 5.10c. The West Face routes include Horton Hears A Who (5.8) and Cat In The Hat (5.10c), and the area also holds the trad route Green Eggs and Ham (5.7), first climbed by John Cardmon and Brad Singer in September 1998. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, and the station sits a few hundred feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the face run a little cooler. Winter months there average highs in the mid-40s and lows in the mid-20s. Nearby options include Shady Cove Group Campground and the Trail of the Phoenix hike, both about 0.4 mile away. Arrowbear Lake offers fishing about 1.6 miles out, and Green Valley Lake is roughly 2.5 miles away.

Routes (7)