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Wide Crack

The hardest problem at Idyllwild County Park's Campsite Wall.

V3
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Wide Crack open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for San Bernardino National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · San Bernardino National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Wide Crack

Best months: April–July and September–November. 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

    55° / 31°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    54° / 30°

    7 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 32°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 35°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    71° / 41°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 48°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 55°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 50°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 42°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 35°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    54° / 30°

    6 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Idyllwild Fire Dept, CA, 1.3 mi away at 5,380 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the hardest problems catalogued at Idyllwild County Park, this climb represents the upper end of the V0–V3 range established at the crag.

Photo of the crag

Idyllwild County Park — the crag this route is on
Idyllwild County Park, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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