The Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West, The in California has 12 routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 12 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit The Wild Wild West
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.
Jan
66° / 46°
7 wet
Feb
65° / 46°
7 wet
Mar
67° / 48°
6 wet
Apr
69° / 50°
4 wet
May
71° / 55°
3 wet
Jun
74° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
79° / 62°
1 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
0 wet
Sep
80° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 56°
2 wet
Nov
71° / 50°
4 wet
Dec
65° / 45°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vista, CA, 6.4 mi away at 430 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Wild Wild West is a climbing area in California, about 1.7 miles from Lawrence Welk Resort Village. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, with Old Castle Bouldering, Main Wall (aka The Gorilla Head Buttress) and Dihedral Wall all about 0.1 mile away, and Old Castle about 0.2 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Vista weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 76°F, with only a few wet days in each. Summer runs warmer, with August highs near 81°F and almost no rain. For a change from the rock, Bobcat Trail is about 4.6 miles away and Burnt Mountain Trail about 4.9 miles. Agua Tibia Creek, roughly 8.5 miles off, offers paddling.
Routes (12)
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