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The Cracks On The Rim Right Side

5 routes at Cracks On The Rim Right Side, The in California.

The Cracks On The Rim Right SidePhoto: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
V0- – V6
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Cracks On The Rim Right Side

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.

  1. Jan

    56° / 24°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 26°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 31°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    74° / 37°

    2 wet

  5. May

    83° / 44°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    94° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    100° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 54°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 47°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 37°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 27°

    2 wet

  12. 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.

The Cracks On The Rim Right Side is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in California's Bishop Field Office, about 0.1 mile from the Cracks On The Rim Area and the Cracks On The Rim Left Side. It sits within the broader Cracks On The Rim climbing area, which also includes the left side of the same formation. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes spread across the V0- to V6 range. The easiest are Veruca, I Will Do Anything and Veruca, Veruca, both V0-, and the hardest is Oompa-Loompa at V6. Matilda is a V3 boulder. 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. The Happy Boulders Trail is about 0.2 mile away. For an overnight stay, Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.6 miles off, and South Fork Bishop Creek offers paddling about 3.9 miles away.

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