California · Rock climbing · Pearblossom

Valdez

Mid-range climb among 10 routes at Waterfall Wall.

5.10d
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Valdez 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 Valdez

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, 13.8 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.

One of 10 climbs catalogued at Waterfall Wall, this route sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.10c to 5.13b.

Photo of the crag

Waterfall Wall — the crag this route is on
Waterfall Wall, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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