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Honey Boulder

5 bouldering routes in California, 4 difficulty grades.

Honey BoulderPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
V2 – V9
Bouldering

Is Honey Boulder open right now?

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 Honey 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, 36.6 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.

Honey Boulder is a bouldering area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, on city-managed land. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots, with the Lidija / Pollen Grain Boulder and Pollen Grains / Lidija Boulders areas each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes ranging from V2 to V9. The most common grade is V7, and the hardest are Finders Fee and Swanky Sit at V9. The routes are listed as bouldering, so no rope is needed. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Huntington Lake 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 3 miles away, and the Egypt hike and Bishop Creek paddling are both about 3.4 miles off.

Routes (5)

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