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Hard Crack

Upper-range problem in Happy Boulders' Hard Crack Area.

V2
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Hard Crack

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, 5.8 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of three climbs catalogued in the Hard Crack Area at Happy Boulders, situated at the upper end of the crag's V1–V2 range.

Photo of the crag

Happy Boulders — the crag this route is on
Happy Boulders, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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