California · Rock climbing · Big Bear City

Tombstone Pit

Tombstone Pit in California has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades.

8 routes
5.6 – 5.10d
Sport · Trad

Is Tombstone Pit open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Tombstone Pit, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Tombstone Pit

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.

  1. Jan

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 5 mi away at 6,753 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Tombstone Pit 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 areas, with Skyy Slab and Coyote Crag both about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here runs from about 5.6 to 5.10d, with sport and trad routes mixed in. The hardest routes are sport climbs, including Firepower at 5.10d and Shoot at Will at 5.8. Fatboy Slim and Suspended Sentence are trad routes on the lower end of the scale. Summer and early fall are the mildest times to go. Typical averages from the Big Bear Lake weather station, about 5 miles away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 50°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. That station sits roughly 800 feet lower than the pit, so temperatures here run a bit cooler. Tanglewood Group Camp is about 1.3 miles away, and Holcomb Valley Ranch is about 2.1 miles away. Big Bear Lake Recreation Area is about 3.4 miles off, and Big Bear Lake itself is about 7 miles away.

Routes (8)