California · Rock climbing · Santa Margarita

Wild

Mid-range climb among seven routes at Big Rocks.

5.9
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Wild open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

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Best time to visit Wild

Best months: Year-round. 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

    63° / 41°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    62° / 42°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    65° / 44°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 45°

    5 wet

  5. May

    70° / 48°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 50°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 53°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 54°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 52°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    75° / 49°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    68° / 44°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 39°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Twitchell Dam, CA, 15.1 mi away at 582 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of seven routes catalogued at Big Rocks, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range between 5.8+ and 5.10b.

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