California · Rock climbing · Placerville

Struggler Cliff

Struggler Cliff in California has 8 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.

Struggler CliffPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.5 – 5.10b
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Struggler Cliff

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.

  1. Jan

    57° / 34°

  2. Feb

    60° / 37°

  3. Mar

    63° / 40°

  4. Apr

    67° / 42°

  5. May

    76° / 48°

  6. Jun

    86° / 55°

  7. Jul

    94° / 61°

  8. Aug

    93° / 59°

  9. Sep

    88° / 56°

  10. Oct

    77° / 48°

  11. Nov

    64° / 40°

  12. Dec

    56° / 34°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Placerville, CA, 7.1 mi away at 1,850 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Struggler Cliff is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Mother Lode Field Office in California. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Ten-Minute Cliff, Dinkum Gulley and Great Flake all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here ranges from sport routes at 5.5 up to 5.10, with mixed routes at 5.8. Knobby Face is a 5.5 sport route, and Big Surprise is a 5.10b. The area also has a mix of styles, with sport routes outnumbering mixed ones. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Placerville show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. Beyond the climbing, the North Fork Cosumnes River is about 7 miles away for paddling, and Sly Guard Cabin offers camping a little farther out.

Routes (8)

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