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The Creamery

Creamery, The is a California climbing area with 11 routes on 9 grades.

11 routes
V1-2 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Creamery

Best months: October–May. 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

    66° / 36°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 36°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 38°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 41°

    4 wet

  5. May

    80° / 46°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 49°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 55°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 54°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 45°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    73° / 40°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 34°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 4.3 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Creamery is a bouldering area in California, about 1.4 miles from the community of Mission Canyon. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Icebox Boulder just 0.1 mile away and West Nile Boulder (aka The Creek Boulder) at 0.2 mile. The Rattlesnake hike starts about 0.2 mile off, and the Rattlesnake Connector Trail is 0.4 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with 11 routes all rated on the V scale. The grades run from V1-2 up to V10, with the median around V5. Some of the named routes include Buckets Forever (V1-2), Koala Corner (V5) and First Come First Served (V10). Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s.

Routes (11)

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