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Get Carter Boulder

Get Carter Boulder in California has 18 bouldering routes.

Get Carter BoulderPhoto: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
18 routes
V0 – V12
Bouldering

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The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

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Best time to visit Get Carter Boulder

Best months: May–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

    43° / 24°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 23°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    46° / 26°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    50° / 29°

    8 wet

  5. May

    56° / 36°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    66° / 42°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 49°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    68° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 31°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 25°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntington Lake, CA, 36.3 mi away at 7,020 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Get Carter Boulder is a bouldering area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the White Mountain Ranger District. It sits on city land, and the closest neighbors are the Secrets of the Beehive Area and the Beehive Area, both about 0.2 miles away. The area holds 18 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V12. The hardest is Michael Caine Sit Start at V12, and the most famous is Get Carter at V7, named after its first ascender, Seth Carter. Flecheros, at V8, was first climbed by Jake Whittaker and Dimitri Barton in the early 2000s. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Huntington Lake weather station, about 36 miles away, show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only one or two wet days a month. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 43°F and lows near 24°F. Horton Creek Campground is about 2.8 miles away, and the Mount Tom and Horton Lakes hikes are about 3.2 miles off. Bitterbrush Campground is about 3.8 miles away.

Routes (18)

Backside CrackV0Burned and BareV0Roadside CrackV1Seven Spanish Angels SitV10Each One Teach OneFA: Ryan HeldV11A Scanner DarklyFA: Dave GrahamV12Michael Caine Sit StartV12Perry's PoseV3To Kill Ya CornerV3GrommitV4The Ruckus (aka Seven Spanish Angels)FA: Jason Jackson (December 1, 1999) "The Ruckus". Or Greg Haverstock (date ?) "Seven Spanish Angels"V6Get CarterFA: Seth CarterV7UnnamedV7Adam CocaineV8FlecherosFA: Jake Whittaker and Dimitri Barton, early 2000sV8Michael CaineFA: Wills YoungV9To Kill Ya Corner Sit StartV9Twin CracksV9

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