Slide Dome
Slide Dome in California offers 5 sport climbing routes ranging across 5 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12
- Sport
Is Slide Dome open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Slide Dome, 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 Slide Dome
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, 5.2 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
Slide Dome 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 other climbing spots, with Vice Wall and Pinnacles North both about 0.1 mile away. Summer and early fall are the mildest times to go. A nearby weather station at Big Bear Lake records typical average highs around 75°F in June and 73°F in September, with lows in the mid-40s. That station sits several hundred feet lower than Slide Dome, so temperatures at the dome run cooler. The John Bull Trail starts about 1.5 miles away, and Tanglewood Group Camp is about 1.6 miles off. Big Bear Lake Recreation Area is roughly 3.6 miles away.
Routes (5)
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