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Grandpa Peabody Boulder

Grandpa Peabody Boulder in California has 11 bouldering routes across 10 difficulty grades.

Grandpa Peabody BoulderPhoto: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
11 routes
V4 – V16
Bouldering

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Grandpa 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.

  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 600 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.

Grandpa Peabody Boulder is a bouldering area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the White Mountain Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the boulders sit about 0.1 mile from Grandma Peabody Boulder and Sunshine Boulder, which makes the cluster a natural grouping for a short visit. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes run from V4 up to V16 on the V scale. Several stand out: Ambrosia is a V11, Evilution is V12-13 and The Process is V16, the hardest listed. The YDS grades top out at 5.12c. Paddlers and hikers will find Bishop Creek and Mount Tom within about 3 miles, and Bitterbrush Campground is a place to stay nearby.

Routes (11)

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