California · Rock climbing · Palmdale

Top Rope Wall

Top Rope Wall in California has 25 routes across 17 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

25 routes
5.5 – 5.12
Bouldering · Sport · Mixed

Is Top Rope Wall open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Angeles National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Top Rope Wall

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

    56° / 38°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 37°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 39°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 42°

    4 wet

  5. May

    70° / 48°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 58°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 64°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 59°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 51°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 43°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 37°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Wilson Cbs, CA, 8.6 mi away at 5,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Top Rope Wall is a climbing area in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Ranger District of Angeles National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Pie Slice Area about 0.3 miles away and Horse Flats about 0.4 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mt Wilson show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July and August average in the mid-80s. Mt. Hillyer is a hike about 0.6 miles away, and Bandido Group Campground is about 0.7 miles away. For a longer outing, the West Fork San Gabriel River offers canoeing about 7.7 miles away.

Routes (25)

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