Hummingbird Boulders
9 bouldering routes with pads at Hummingbird Boulders in California.
- 9 routes
- V2 – V8
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Hummingbird Boulders
Best months: Year-round. 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
65° / 44°
9 wet
Feb
65° / 44°
9 wet
Mar
67° / 46°
8 wet
Apr
69° / 47°
4 wet
May
72° / 49°
2 wet
Jun
76° / 52°
1 wet
Jul
78° / 54°
0 wet
Aug
80° / 55°
0 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 52°
3 wet
Nov
71° / 47°
5 wet
Dec
64° / 44°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Luis Obispo Poly, CA, 1.8 mi away at 308 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hummingbird Boulders is a bouldering area in Ferrini Ranch Open Space, on city land in California, about 1.8 miles from the San Luis Obispo Poly weather station. The climbing here is bouldering only, with nine routes spread across the boulders. The area sits among other climbing and hiking close by, including the Bishop Peak Trail and the Felsman Loop Trail, each about 0.1 mile away. The most comfortable time to climb is summer into early fall. Typical averages from the nearby weather station show highs around 78 to 80°F from July through September with almost no wet days, while winter brings highs in the mid-60s and rain on roughly nine days a month. The nine routes range from V2 to V8 on the V scale, with V4 as the median grade. Among them are Arête at V2, Short Bus at V6, and Venga Bus at V8, the hardest route, all first ascents by Julius Hoffman.
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