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* Castle Rock Area Bouldering

9 bouldering routes in California ranging from V0 to V6.

9 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit * Castle Rock Area Bouldering

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.

  1. Jan

    55° / 41°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 40°

    14 wet

  3. Mar

    58° / 41°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    62° / 43°

    10 wet

  5. May

    67° / 47°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 52°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 58°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 59°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 52°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 44°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    54° / 40°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Skyline Ridge Preserve, CA, 6.6 mi away at 2,270 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

Castle Rock Area Bouldering is a bouldering area in California, about 3.7 miles from San Lorenzo Park. It sits among several other bouldering spots and hiking trails within a short distance, making it easy to pair with a longer outing in the area. The driest stretch runs from June through September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs in the mid-70s to around 81°F and only one or two wet days a month. Winter is cooler and wetter, with highs in the mid-50s and about 14 wet days a month in January and February. Loughry Woods Trail is the closest trail, less than half a mile away, and Summit Rock Loop Trail and Skyline Trail are each about 0.5 miles off. Summit Rock, another climbing area, is about 0.6 miles away.

Routes (9)

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