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Action Figure Area

Action Figure Area in California has 7 climbing routes on bouldering pads.

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7 routes

V0 – V6-

Bouldering

Best time to visit Action Figure Area

Best months: April–May and October. 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
56° / 24°
4 wet
Feb
59° / 26°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 31°
3 wet
Apr
74° / 37°
2 wet
May
83° / 44°
2 wet
Jun
94° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
100° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
98° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
90° / 47°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 37°
1 wet
Nov
64° / 27°
2 wet
Dec
55° / 22°
3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 6 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Action Figure Area is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Bishop Field Office of California, about 6 miles from Bishop. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Back Walls and Action Figure Cave each about 0.1 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with seven routes all rated on the V scale. The easiest are V0- and V0, and the hardest is V6. Among the named routes are Dirty Sound and Loop at V0-, Land of Milk and Honey at V5, and Big City Boy and Little Country Girl at V6. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July averages about 100°F. Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.5 miles away, and Happy Boulders Trail is about 0.3 mile away. South Fork Bishop Creek, a paddling route, is about 3.9 miles off.