Siberia
Siberia in California has 23 climbing routes across 8 grades, featuring sport and trad styles.
Photo: Joseph from Cabin On The Road, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 23 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad
Is Siberia 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 · Source: NPS · Joshua Tree National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Siberia
Best months: October–May. 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
58° / 38°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 39°
3 wet
Mar
67° / 40°
3 wet
Apr
73° / 46°
2 wet
May
82° / 52°
1 wet
Jun
91° / 59°
0 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
2 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
2 wet
Sep
89° / 60°
2 wet
Oct
80° / 50°
1 wet
Nov
66° / 41°
2 wet
Dec
58° / 34°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yucca Valley, CA, 13.2 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
Siberia is a climbing area in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, part of Joshua Tree National Park in California. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area falls within the park's designated wilderness. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with 23 routes in total. The easiest is Glen's Crack at 5.6, and the hardest is Broken Dreams at 5.11b. The median grade is 5.9, so the area suits climbers with a range of abilities. Among the sport routes, Weo is 5.7 and Toby is 5.10a. Trad climbers will find Randy at 5.8 and Old Hornington at 5.9. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley run from highs around 73°F in April to about 80°F in October. Midsummer highs there reach the mid-90s. The area is close to several other climbing spots, including Outer Mongolia at 0.1 mile and Asian Friends Buttress at 0.2 mile, with West Mongolia about 0.3 mile away. For a walk, the Willow Hole Trail is roughly a mile off.
Routes (23)
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