The Super Dome
Super Dome, The in California has 7 climbing routes.
Photo: Umnak, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12c
- Trad · Sport
Is Super Dome, The 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 The Super Dome
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, 14 mi away at 3,249 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.
The Super Dome 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 designated wilderness. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Yucca Valley show April highs around 73°F with lows near 46°F, and October highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F. That station sits roughly 1,250 feet below the dome, so temperatures up high run cooler. The area has seven routes, six of them trad and one sport. The YDS grades range from 5.7 to 5.12c, with Warpath at 5.12c being the hardest. Cole-Lewis, a trad route at 5.10b, was first climbed by Charles Cole and Gibb Lewis in 1983. Other climbing areas lie close by, including Hooter Rock and the Willow Hole Area, each about 0.4 miles away, and Atom Smasher Boulders at about half a mile. For a hike, Willow Hole Trail is about 1.8 miles off.
Routes (7)
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