Ice Caves, Outer Area
Accessible California crag with varied climbing for mixed ability levels.
- 14 routes
- V0+ – V5+
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Ice Caves, Outer Area
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.
Jan
56° / 24°
4 wet
Feb
59° / 26°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 31°
3 wet
Apr
74° / 37°
2 wet
May
83° / 44°
2 wet
Jun
94° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
100° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
98° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
90° / 47°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 37°
1 wet
Nov
64° / 27°
2 wet
Dec
55° / 22°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 5.5 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Ice Caves, Outer Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Bishop Field Office in California, about 5.5 miles from Bishop. The nearest town is Bishop, and the climbing area sits alongside Hauck a Loogie Boulder and the Ice Caves, both about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop run from highs in the mid-70s to around 80 in April and October, with lows in the upper 30s. Midsummer highs typically reach about 100 degrees. Happy Boulders Trail is a hike about a mile away, and South Fork Bishop Creek offers canoeing about 4 miles off. Pleasant Valley Pit Campground and Horton Creek Campground are both within 9 miles.
Routes (14)
Chef's Boulder - East Side(2)
Crack Boulder(1)
Eastern Rim(1)
Emma's Boulder(1)
Hot Pants Boulder, The(3)
Short Arete Boulders(4)
Shorty Boulder(2)
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