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Tunnel Crag

Tunnel Crag in California has 11 sport climbing routes across 7 grades.

11 routes
5.9 – 5.11b
Sport

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 7 alerts for Angeles National Forest.

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Best time to visit Tunnel Crag

Best months: April–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

    48° / 26°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 25°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 32°

    4 wet

  5. May

    69° / 39°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 44°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 53°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 46°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 29°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    47° / 25°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wrightwood, CA, 12.6 mi away at 6,000 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Tunnel Crag 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 within the Angeles National Forest, and its ranger district makes it part of the larger San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Wrightwood weather station, at 6,000 feet, show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 75°F, while winter highs there hover in the upper 40s with lows in the mid-20s. The South Fork Trail is about half a mile away, and the climbing areas of London Wall and Williamson Rock are each about a mile off. Little Jimmy campground is roughly 2 miles away.

Routes (11)

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