Toxic Waste Wall
Toxic Waste Wall is a climbing area in California with 6 routes.
- 6 routes
- 5.8 – 5.10c
- Sport · Trad
Is Toxic Waste Wall open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Toxic Waste Wall
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
66° / 36°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
70° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
76° / 41°
4 wet
May
80° / 46°
2 wet
Jun
88° / 49°
0 wet
Jul
94° / 55°
0 wet
Aug
96° / 54°
0 wet
Sep
91° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
83° / 45°
2 wet
Nov
73° / 40°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 34°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 3.2 mi away at 1,558 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
Toxic Waste Wall is a climbing area in the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits just 0.1 mile from Upper Gibraltar and Gibraltar Rock, so it pairs easily with those two climbing areas in one visit. The area's six routes run from 5.8 to 5.10c. Four are sport routes and two are trad. Sport climbers can pick up Two Stone Wipe (5.9-) or Wasted Effort (5.10c), and trad climbers have Stimpy on Crack (5.8) and Hazardous Waste (5.10a). Most of the routes were established in the early 1990s. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable conditions. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Gibraltar Dam show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 83°F. That station sits roughly 1,100 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures up high run cooler. Nearby, West Fork Cold Spring and the Rattlesnake Connector Trail are both under a mile away. Upper Oso Campground is about 7 miles off, and Sage Hill offers saltwater fishing about 8 miles away.
Routes (6)
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