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JOSHUA TREE · QUARTZ MONZONITE

Quail Springs (Trashcan Rock) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp91°F
Wind10 mph
Gusts16 mph
Humidity21%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Hot — quartz-monzonite slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp84°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts16 mph
Humidity27%
No recent rain
  • Hot — coarse crystals still bite but the rock heats up fast in the desert sun
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 84° dry 6 — 31.9%
07:00 84° dry 5 — 31.5%
08:00 83° dry 4 — 30.7%
09:00 83° dry 4 — 29.8%
10:00 83° dry 4 — 29.2%
11:00 83° dry 4 — 28.7%
12:00 82° dry 4 — 28.9%
13:00 82° dry 4 — 29.4%
14:00 83° dry 4 — 28.5%
15:00 88° dry 5 — 21.9%
16:00 91° dry 5 — 20%
17:00 93° dry 5 — 18.4%
18:00 95° dry 7 — 17.1%
19:00 97° dry 11 — 16.3%
20:00 98° dry 14 — 15.2%
21:00 99° dry 15 — 14.5%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp86°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity22%
No recent rain
  • Hot — coarse crystals still bite but the rock heats up fast in the desert sun
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 85° dry 6 — 27.4%
07:00 85° dry 5 — 26.2%
08:00 85° dry 5 — 25.6%
09:00 84° dry 6 — 25.3%
10:00 84° dry 6 — 24.4%
11:00 83° dry 6 — 23.5%
12:00 83° dry 6 — 23.3%
13:00 83° dry 6 — 23%
14:00 84° dry 6 — 22.2%
15:00 89° dry 6 — 17.7%
16:00 92° dry 4 — 16.4%
17:00 94° dry 5 — 15.3%
18:00 97° dry 9 — 13.8%
19:00 98° dry 11 — 13.2%
20:00 98° dry 14 — 14.5%
21:00 98° dry 14 — 14.5%
Fri Friday 28 August
Good
Temp86°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity26%
No recent rain
  • Hot — coarse crystals still bite but the rock heats up fast in the desert sun
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 85° dry 7 — 25.8%
07:00 85° dry 6 — 27.1%
08:00 85° dry 5 — 26.5%
09:00 85° dry 4 — 26%
10:00 85° dry 4 — 26.6%
11:00 84° dry 4 — 30.1%
12:00 83° dry 3 — 27.6%
13:00 83° dry 3 — 28.3%
14:00 84° dry 3 — 28.4%
15:00 89° dry 4 — 22.1%
16:00 92° dry 5 — 20.5%
17:00 94° dry 7 — 19.3%
18:00 95° dry 9 — 18.5%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Good
Temp81°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity28%
No recent rain
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 84° dry 2 — 27.5%
12:00 81° dry 1 — 28.3%
18:00 93° dry 5 — 17%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity39%
No recent rain
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 81° dry 3 — 31.5%
12:00 74° dry 3 — 39.1%
18:00 88° dry 6 — 21%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity17%
No recent rain
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 76° dry 6 — 18.9%
12:00 70° dry 6 — 16.6%
18:00 86° dry 5 — 9.2%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity23%
No recent rain
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 72° dry 7 — 27.1%
12:00 69° dry 8 — 22.8%
18:00 83° dry 12 — 10.1%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity17%
No recent rain
  • Quartz monzonite gives bombproof friction when dry — coarse grain shreds fingertips, bring tape
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 1 — 24.6%
12:00 71° dry 0 — 17.4%
18:00 84° dry 2 — 6.7%

About Quail Springs (Trashcan Rock)

Trashcan Rock — also known as Quail Springs Picnic Area — is the first major climbing formation you meet after entering JTree from the West Entrance, about six miles east of the entrance station. Two distinct climbing zones (East Face, West Face) with a high concentration of easier routes (5.0–5.6), a few moderates (5.7–5.9), and a handful of harder testpieces. Tiptoe (5.7+) and Cranny (5.8) are the West Face introductory classics; Left Sawdust Crack (5.10c) on the East Face is the harder must-do. Rock literally ten feet from the parking area at the Quail Springs Day Use Area.

Region
Joshua Tree
Rock type
Quartz monzonite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
4199 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

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