As of July 11th, the Rexford Ranger District has lifted the peregrine falcon closure for Stone Hill’s west side, opening the Pit Stop area and other roadside crags. The closure will resume on March 1st, 2019 for the new monitoring season.
Local climbers’ participation in falcon studies helped relieve the closure and informed this article, published in Outside Magazine. Anyone interested in contributing to falcon research can learn more by sending us an email!