Tropics Wall
Tropics Wall in California has 7 routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 7 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12c/d
- Sport · Trad
Is Tropics Wall open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Six Rivers National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Six Rivers National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Tropics Wall
Best months: March–June and 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.
Jan
45° / 30°
Feb
51° / 31°
Mar
59° / 33°
Apr
66° / 36°
May
75° / 42°
Jun
85° / 46°
Jul
96° / 52°
Aug
94° / 50°
Sep
89° / 45°
Oct
70° / 37°
Nov
54° / 33°
Dec
43° / 30°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cecilville, CA, 35.7 mi away at 2,310 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
Tropics Wall is a climbing area in the Lower Trinity Ranger District of Six Rivers National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Three Amigos Wall and Treasure Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven routes, six of them sport and one trad, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.12c/d. The hardest is Blood Loss at 5.12c/d, and the easiest is Grow a Pear at 5.8. Castaway is a 5.11c sport route, and Lost And Forgotten is a 5.11c trad route. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cecilville run from highs around 75°F in May to about 70°F in October, while July highs average 96°F. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures here run cooler. Paddlers can head to East Fork Willow Creek, about 1.2 miles away, and East Fork campground is about 3.6 miles off. Sucker Lake and Lower Campbell Ridge are both within about 7 miles.
Routes (7)
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