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JOSHUA TREE · QUARTZ MONZONITE

Split Rocks climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp91°F
Wind10 mph
Gusts15 mph
Humidity19.7%
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
Wind7 mph
Gusts15 mph
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 6 — 30.9%
07:00 83° dry 5 — 31.5%
08:00 82° dry 5 — 32.1%
09:00 82° dry 6 — 31.8%
10:00 81° dry 6 — 31.8%
11:00 80° dry 6 — 31.7%
12:00 79° dry 6 — 31.8%
13:00 78° dry 7 — 32.1%
14:00 80° dry 8 — 29.3%
15:00 87° dry 10 — 22.5%
16:00 89° dry 10 — 19.8%
17:00 92° dry 9 — 18.2%
18:00 94° dry 7 — 16.8%
19:00 96° dry 11 — 15.6%
20:00 98° dry 14 — 14.4%
21:00 99° dry 14 — 13.5%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp82°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity22%
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 85° dry 7 — 25.9%
07:00 84° dry 5 — 25.2%
08:00 83° dry 6 — 24.8%
09:00 82° dry 5 — 25.5%
10:00 82° dry 4 — 25.3%
11:00 81° dry 4 — 24.7%
12:00 81° dry 4 — 24.6%
13:00 80° dry 5 — 24.4%
14:00 82° dry 6 — 22.8%
15:00 87° dry 7 — 18.5%
16:00 90° dry 7 — 16.8%
17:00 93° dry 6 — 15.3%
18:00 96° dry 9 — 13.8%
19:00 98° dry 11 — 13%
20:00 98° dry 14 — 13.8%
21:00 98° dry 14 — 14.5%
Fri Friday 28 August
Good
Temp84°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity25%
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 — 24.4%
07:00 83° dry 4 — 26%
08:00 83° dry 4 — 26.1%
09:00 83° dry 2 — 26.5%
10:00 83° dry 4 — 26.6%
11:00 82° dry 4 — 28%
12:00 82° dry 2 — 27.4%
13:00 81° dry 2 — 27.8%
14:00 82° dry 3 — 27.4%
15:00 88° dry 3 — 21.3%
16:00 91° dry 4 — 19.7%
17:00 94° dry 7 — 18.6%
18:00 95° dry 9 — 17.3%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Good
Temp79°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity29%
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 4 — 25.7%
12:00 79° dry 2 — 29.1%
18:00 93° dry 4 — 16.2%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind2 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 5 — 30%
12:00 73° dry 2 — 38.7%
18:00 87° dry 4 — 21.6%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity16%
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 75° dry 9 — 17.4%
12:00 69° dry 4 — 16.1%
18:00 85° dry 1 — 9.1%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity22%
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 73° dry 11 — 24.8%
12:00 68° dry 6 — 22.1%
18:00 83° dry 9 — 8.9%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity19%
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 — 21.6%
12:00 68° dry 1 — 19.4%
18:00 83° dry 1 — 7.3%

About Split Rocks

Split Rocks sits just east of Jumbo Rocks along the park loop road (parking at the end of a cul-de-sac about 1.2 miles past Jumbo when driving east), named for the huge split rock immediately north of the parking area. The area encompasses multiple sub-areas — Split Rocks East, Split Rocks West, Future Games Rock, Isles in the Sky — with a good spread of moderate trad. Continuum (5.8+) on Future Games Rock is the flagship moderate; Dolphin (5.7) is the three-star classic; Nectar (5.4) is the introductory line. Short walk from the Split Rocks picnic area.

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

Other crags in this region

Cap RockEcho Rock / Echo CoveHidden Valley CampgroundIndian CoveJumbo RocksLost Horse WallQuail Springs (Trashcan Rock)Real Hidden ValleyRyan Campground (Headstone Rock)Sheep PassWonderland of Rocks