Cracks On The Rim Area
Cracks On The Rim Area in California has 14 routes spanning 8 difficulty grades.
Photo: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 14 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Cracks On The Rim Area
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.
Cracks On The Rim Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Bishop Field Office of California, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The area's name points to its bouldering, and it sits among a cluster of climbing spots. The Cracks On The Rim Left Side and The Cracks On The Rim Right Side both lie about 0.1 mile away, so the whole area is compact and easy to navigate between sections. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 14 routes on record. Grades range from V0- to V4, with the hardest route listed as Boy-Oh-Boy-Oh-Boy at V4. A sample of the named climbs includes A Flake As Marvelous As You, Veruca at V0- and Boy at V2. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable conditions. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July highs average about 100°F. For more to do, Happy Boulders Trail is about 0.2 mile away, and Pleasant Valley Pit Campground sits about 3.6 miles off. South Fork Bishop Creek and Bishop Creek, both paddling spots, are within about 4 miles.
Routes (14)
Baby Boulder(2)
Marvelous Flake Boulder(4)
Uncracked Wall, The(3)
Unnamed Boulder(1)
Wiggler Boulder(1)
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