California · Rock climbing · Santa Clarita

Waco Wall

Waco Wall in California offers 5 sport climbing routes ranging across 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.10d
Sport

Is Waco 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 Waco 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.

  1. Jan

    56° / 38°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    58° / 39°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    63° / 43°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 46°

    4 wet

  5. May

    76° / 53°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 62°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    92° / 68°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 68°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 62°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    77° / 53°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    65° / 44°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 37°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fairmont, CA, 13.3 mi away at 3,060 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Waco Wall is a climbing area in the Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District of Angeles National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Pangea Wall (or Pangaea Wall), The Hatchery and North Dallas 40 all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.9 up to 5.10d. Five routes are listed, including Fricken Chicken at 5.9, Let It Bleed at 5.10a and Texas Hold 'Em at 5.10d. The First Corridor is also within a tenth of a mile. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fairmont show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. That station sits about 640 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. For a change from climbing, Rosa Canyon Truck Trail is about 1.6 miles away and Zuni Campground is about 3 miles away.

Routes (5)

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