California · Rock climbing · Ocotillo

Border Bowls Boulder

Border Bowls Boulder is a bouldering area in California with 5 routes.

5 routes

V1 – V1+

Bouldering

Best time to visit Border Bowls Boulder

Best months: October–June. 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
61° / 35°
6 wet
Feb
61° / 35°
8 wet
Mar
65° / 35°
7 wet
Apr
69° / 38°
5 wet
May
76° / 42°
2 wet
Jun
85° / 46°
1 wet
Jul
91° / 53°
2 wet
Aug
93° / 55°
2 wet
Sep
88° / 50°
2 wet
Oct
78° / 43°
2 wet
Nov
69° / 38°
4 wet
Dec
61° / 34°
6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Campo Asos, CA, 23.2 mi away at 2,641 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

Border Bowls Boulder is a bouldering area in California's Jacumba Wilderness, within the Bureau of Land Management's El Centro Field Office. The area sits about 23 miles from Campo, and the nearest climbing is Sundagger Wall and Patina Wall, both roughly 0.1 mile away. The weather station at Campo sits 1,135 feet below this spot, so temperatures up here run cooler. The most comfortable stretch is spring and fall, when typical highs reach the upper 60s and low 70s and lows stay around 35 to 43°F. Summer is hot, with typical highs near 90°F in July and August. The area has five bouldering routes, all rated around V1, with Jugular at V1- and Apple Bottom at V1+. The Fortress lies about half a mile away for more climbing.