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JOSHUA TREE · QUARTZ MONZONITE

Real Hidden Valley climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp89°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
Temp82°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts16 mph
Humidity27%
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 83° dry 6 — 31.9%
07:00 82° dry 5 — 31.5%
08:00 82° dry 4 — 30.7%
09:00 82° dry 4 — 29.8%
10:00 82° dry 4 — 29.2%
11:00 81° dry 4 — 28.7%
12:00 81° dry 4 — 28.9%
13:00 80° dry 4 — 29.4%
14:00 81° dry 4 — 28.5%
15:00 87° dry 5 — 21.9%
16:00 89° dry 5 — 20%
17:00 91° dry 5 — 18.4%
18:00 93° dry 7 — 17.1%
19:00 95° dry 11 — 16.3%
20:00 97° dry 14 — 15.2%
21:00 97° dry 15 — 14.5%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp84°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 83° dry 6 — 27.4%
07:00 83° dry 5 — 26.2%
08:00 83° dry 5 — 25.6%
09:00 82° dry 6 — 25.3%
10:00 82° dry 6 — 24.4%
11:00 82° dry 6 — 23.5%
12:00 81° dry 6 — 23.3%
13:00 81° dry 6 — 23%
14:00 83° dry 6 — 22.2%
15:00 88° dry 6 — 17.7%
16:00 90° dry 4 — 16.4%
17:00 92° dry 5 — 15.3%
18:00 95° dry 9 — 13.8%
19:00 96° dry 11 — 13.2%
20:00 96° dry 14 — 14.5%
21:00 96° dry 14 — 14.5%
Fri Friday 28 August
Good
Temp84°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 84° dry 7 — 25.8%
07:00 83° dry 6 — 27.1%
08:00 83° dry 5 — 26.5%
09:00 83° dry 4 — 26%
10:00 83° dry 4 — 26.6%
11:00 82° dry 4 — 30.1%
12:00 82° dry 3 — 27.6%
13:00 81° dry 3 — 28.3%
14:00 82° dry 3 — 28.4%
15:00 87° dry 4 — 22.1%
16:00 90° dry 5 — 20.5%
17:00 92° dry 7 — 19.3%
18:00 93° dry 9 — 18.5%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Good
Temp79°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 83° dry 2 — 27.5%
12:00 79° dry 1 — 28.3%
18:00 91° dry 5 — 17%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp72°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 79° dry 3 — 31.5%
12:00 72° dry 3 — 39.1%
18:00 86° dry 6 — 21%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp68°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 74° dry 6 — 18.9%
12:00 68° dry 6 — 16.6%
18:00 84° dry 5 — 9.2%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Good
Temp68°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 71° dry 7 — 27.1%
12:00 68° dry 8 — 22.8%
18:00 81° dry 12 — 10.1%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Good
Temp68°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 72° dry 1 — 24.6%
12:00 69° dry 0 — 17.4%
18:00 82° dry 2 — 6.7%

About Real Hidden Valley

Real Hidden Valley is a circular box-canyon-shaped area just south of the campground, holding a loop of formations (Turtle Rock, Locomotion Rock, Hidden Tower, The Sentinel, Tumbling Rainbow) reached by the short Hidden Valley Nature Trail. Sail Away (5.8) on Hidden Tower is one of the most-photographed 5.8 hand cracks in America and one of the cleanest moderate cracks in the park — over 1,500 recorded MP ascents. Bird of Fire (5.10a) and Illusion Dweller (5.10b) are the hard classics; Locomotion Rock offers short easier routes for aspiring leaders. Short walk from the Hidden Valley picnic area parking.

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

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