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Demon Dome

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 2: Rock dry, Rock about 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
21°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 87 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 85 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
17°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
19°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
18°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 156, fair
  2. Mon 288, good
  3. Tue 381, good
  4. Wed 487, good
  5. Thu 585, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 783, good
  8. Sun 881, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1080, good

The spot in one fact

  • 3 cragsmapped within 5 km

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Demon Dome
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Sun 1Nov*56, fairWetdry in 6 h17°C15°C0.1 mm
Mon 2Nov88, goodDry18°C17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, goodDry21°C19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov87, goodDry19°C17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov85, goodDry17°C18°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov83, goodDry17°C19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, goodDry19°C19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov81, goodDry18°C20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, goodDry16°C19°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, goodDry19°C20°C0 mm

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Demon Dome

3 crags mapped. Best from Oct to Apr. The nearest town to stay in is Twentynine Palms.

  • Crags 3 crags mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,140 each

about US$1,170–US$2,140 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PSP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$241–US$502
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,140

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Twentynine Palms

Closest

Twentynine Palms

33 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Twentynine Palms · Booking.com

About Twentynine Palms its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 6h 55m

About 6h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PSP, direct, then 1h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.