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Gleaner Boulder

Gleaner Boulder in California has 7 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Gleaner BoulderPhoto: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
V0 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit Gleaner 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.

  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.

Gleaner Boulder is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Bishop Field Office in California, about 5.9 miles from the Bishop airport weather station. The land is managed by the BLM, and the climbing area sits among several other bouldering and hiking spots in the Bishop area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Bishop airport weather station, which sits a few hundred feet lower than the boulders, show highs around 74°F in April and 78°F in October, while July highs typically reach about 100°F and January lows drop to about 24°F. Slow Dance Cave and Acid Wash Cave both lie about 0.1 mile away, and Happy Boulders Trail is about 0.2 mile off. For an overnight stay, Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.5 miles away.

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