California · Rock climbing · Nevada City

The Claw Boulder

Claw Boulder, California has 5 bouldering routes across 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Claw Boulder

Best months: March–June and September–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

    51° / 35°

    13 wet

  2. Feb

    53° / 35°

    12 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 37°

    12 wet

  4. Apr

    62° / 40°

    9 wet

  5. May

    71° / 47°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 54°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 60°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 59°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    82° / 55°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 47°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 40°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    48° / 35°

    12 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Nevada City, CA, 2.2 mi away at 2,781 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Claw Boulder is a bouldering spot in California, on city land within the Hirschman's Pond area. It sits about a tenth of a mile from the Hirschman's Pond climbing area, which makes it an easy addition to a visit to that spot. The land is managed as city property. The routes here are all bouldering, and they range from V0 to V2. The highest-graded route is Claw at V2, and Claw Arête and Angry Bear Slab are both at V1. Front'n mossy is V0, and Bear Box is V0-1. Alex McKenzie is listed as the first climber on Angry Bear Slab and Claw Arête, and possibly on Front'n mossy. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Nevada City show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 87°F. Hirschman's Pond is right next door, and Gravel Wall and the Red Hill Ditch Trail are each about 0.6 miles away. Druid Rock, roughly 3.7 miles off, offers more climbing.

Routes (5)