California · Rock climbing · San Luis Obispo

* Bishop Peak Bouldering

Bishop Peak Bouldering in California has 7 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

7 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit * Bishop Peak Bouldering

Best months: Year-round. 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.

  1. Jan

    65° / 44°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 44°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 46°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 47°

    4 wet

  5. May

    72° / 49°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 52°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    78° / 54°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 55°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 54°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 52°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 47°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 44°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Luis Obispo Poly, CA, 1.8 mi away at 308 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Bishop Peak Bouldering is a bouldering area in Bunnell Open Space, a city-managed open space in California. It sits among several other climbing areas and trails, including the Bishop Peak Trail and the Chlorissa and Hummingbird Boulders climbing areas, all within about a tenth of a mile. The bouldering here is all on the bouldering scale, with seven routes ranging from V0 to V8. The easiest is Monkeyman at V0, and the hardest is Sisyphus at V8. The median grade is V4, so the area offers a range from beginner to advanced boulders. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 80°F, with almost no wet days in July and August. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the bouldering area, so temperatures up high run a little cooler. For a longer outing, the Bishop Peak Trail and Felsman Loop Trail are both about a tenth of a mile away. Cerro Alto campground is about 9 miles off, and Morro Bay State Park Campground is about 10 miles away.

Routes (7)

Traverse Boulder, The(1)

MonkeymanV0

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