California · Rock climbing · Malibu

South Face Left

Mid-range climb among 12 routes at Point Dume.

5.10b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is South Face Left 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 South Face Left

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.

One of 12 routes catalogued at Point Dume, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.6 to 5.11c.

Photo of the crag

Point Dume — the crag this route is on
Point Dume, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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