Tick Rock
Tick Rock in California has 8 climbing routes with bouldering and sport options.
Photo: timatymusic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 8 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12b
- Sport · Bouldering
Best time to visit Tick Rock
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.
Jan
68° / 52°
6 wet
Feb
67° / 51°
6 wet
Mar
68° / 52°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 54°
3 wet
May
70° / 56°
2 wet
Jun
73° / 59°
1 wet
Jul
77° / 62°
1 wet
Aug
79° / 63°
0 wet
Sep
79° / 63°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 60°
2 wet
Nov
72° / 55°
3 wet
Dec
67° / 51°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at U C L A, CA, 6.7 mi away at 430 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Tick Rock is a climbing area in Santa Ynez Canyon Park, a city-managed park in California. It sits on city land, and the closest neighbor is the Main Wall climbing area, about 0.1 mile away. The weather here stays mild year-round, with typical averages from a nearby weather station showing highs around 68°F in winter and 79°F in late summer. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the rock may run slightly cooler. For a walk, the Wire Break Trail is about 0.4 mile away, and the Parker Mesa Overlook Trail and Los Leones Trail are each about 0.9 mile off. Purple Pyramid, another climbing area, lies about 2 miles away.
Routes (8)
Suicide Rock(2)
Tick Boulder(3)
Upper Buttress(3)
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