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Grandma Peabody Boulder

Grandma Peabody Boulder in California has 16 climbing routes with 12 difficulty grades.

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16 routes

V0 – V13

Bouldering · Trad · Mixed

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest

As of Oct 24, 10:06 pm PDT · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Grandma Peabody 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.

Jan
43° / 24°
11 wet
Feb
44° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
46° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
8 wet
May
56° / 36°
6 wet
Jun
66° / 42°
3 wet
Jul
74° / 49°
2 wet
Aug
74° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
68° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 31°
8 wet
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 700 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.

Grandma Peabody Boulder is a climbing area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of boulders, with Grandpa Peabody Boulder and Sunshine Boulder both about 0.1 mile away. The area has 16 routes, 14 of them bouldering problems and one each of mixed and trad climbing. On the V scale, the boulders range from V0 to V13, with the hardest being Direction at V13 and Thunderbird at V11. The bouldering is the main draw, and the problems are listed with their V grades. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the Huntington Lake weather station, about 36 miles away, show July and August highs near 74°F and lows around 49°F, with only one or two wet days a month. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 43°F. Nearby, Grandpa Peabody Boulder and Sunshine Boulder are both about 0.1 mile away. Bitterbrush Campground and the Mount Tom hike are roughly 3 miles off, and Bishop Creek offers canoeing about 3.3 miles away.