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Indian Cracks

Indian Cracks in California has 9 climbing routes on 7 difficulty grades.

Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

9 routes

V0 – V7

Bouldering

Best time to visit Indian Cracks

Best months: April–November. 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
55° / 41°
14 wet
Feb
55° / 40°
14 wet
Mar
58° / 41°
13 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
10 wet
May
67° / 47°
7 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
3 wet
Jul
81° / 58°
1 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
1 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 52°
6 wet
Nov
60° / 44°
11 wet
Dec
54° / 40°
15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Skyline Ridge Preserve, CA, 7.6 mi away at 2,270 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Indian Cracks is a bouldering area in Sanborn County Park, on county land in California. It sits among several other climbing spots in the park, including Sanborn County Park (Indian Rock Side) and The Gods, all about 0.1 mile away, and Clamshell Boulder is just as close. The area is a cluster of boulder problems, with nine routes listed and all of them rated on the V scale. The easiest is Indian Crack at V0, and the hardest is International Female at V7. The median grade runs V2-3, so climbers can find problems to suit a range of abilities. Summer is the driest and warmest time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 81°F with only about one wet day a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-50s and rain on roughly 14 days a month. That station sits about 770 feet lower than the park, so temperatures at the cracks run cooler. For a walk, Castle Rock Trail is about 0.2 mile away and Skyline Trail about 0.7 mile. Paddlers can reach the San Lorenzo River, roughly 9 miles off.