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360 Degree Boulder

360 Degree Boulder in California has 5 bouldering routes across 3 difficulty grades.

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5 routes

V2 – V8

Bouldering

Best time to visit 360 Degree Boulder

Best months: April–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

Jan
55° / 41°
14 wet
Feb
55° / 40°
14 wet
Mar
58° / 41°
13 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
10 wet
May
67° / 47°
7 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
3 wet
Jul
81° / 58°
1 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
1 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 52°
6 wet
Nov
60° / 44°
11 wet
Dec
54° / 40°
15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Skyline Ridge Preserve, CA, 7.6 mi away at 2,270 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

360 Degree Boulder is a bouldering area in Castle Rock State Park in California, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other climbing areas and trails within a short distance, including The Spoon, Castle Rock Proper and Castle Rock Loop, all about 0.1 mile away, and the Castle Rock Trail. The area has five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V2 to V8. The easiest are Bat Hang and The Edge at V2, and the hardest is 360 Degree Traverse at V8, a route first ascended by Chris Sharma. Sharma also did Sharma Traverse, a V4 boulder. Summer is the driest and warmest time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 81°F with only about one wet day a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-50s and rain on roughly 14 days a month. That station sits about 870 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler.