Corner Boulder
Corner Boulder in California has 9 bouldering routes across 5 grades.
Photo: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- V0- – V2
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Corner Boulder
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, 5.9 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Corner Boulder 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 Acid Wash Cave and Slow Dance Cave each about 0.1 mile away and Happy Boulders Trail about 0.2 mile off. The area is a bouldering destination, with nine routes all rated on the V scale. Most are V0- or V0+, and the hardest is Tin Medusa Left at V2. The Corner Route and Wolverine are among the easier options. 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 3.6 miles away, and South Fork Bishop Creek offers canoeing about 3.9 miles out.
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