California · Bouldering · Riverside

Inscription Mantel

Mid-range climb in Inscription Alcove among Island Wall's 24 catalogued routes.

V3
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Inscription Mantel

Best months: October–May. 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

    70° / 44°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    70° / 45°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    72° / 47°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 50°

    4 wet

  5. May

    80° / 55°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 58°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 63°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    97° / 64°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    93° / 61°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    82° / 55°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    76° / 47°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    69° / 43°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Riverside Citrus Exp, CA, 2.1 mi away at 986 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Located in the Inscription Alcove sector of Island Wall, this climb sits in the middle range of the 24 routes catalogued at the crag, which span from V0 to V7.

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Upper Accomazzo BouldersPhoto: nccmrm97, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Upper Accomazzo Boulders

~1 min drive

Upper Accomazzo Boulders in California has 5 bouldering routes across 4 grades.

John Long BoulderPhoto: nccmrm97, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

John Long Boulder

~1 min drive

John Long Boulder in California has 6 bouldering routes with 6 difficulty grades.

Hardy Boy AreaPhoto: nccmrm97, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Hardy Boy Area

~1 min drive

Hardy Boy Area in California has 6 routes with 6 difficulty grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.

Presto Digitator

~0 min drive

Presto Digitator in California has 5 climbing routes ranging across 4 difficulty grades.

Street Boulder

~0 min drive

Street Boulder in California has 6 bouldering routes spanning 6 difficulty grades.

Half Dome Boulder

~0 min drive

Half Dome Boulder in California has 8 routes across 7 grades, offering bouldering pads and sport climbing.

Joe Brown and Half Dome Area

~0 min drive

Joe Brown and Half Dome Area is a California bouldering crag with 5 routes across 4 grades.

Harrison Boulder

~0 min drive

Harrison Boulder is a California climbing area with 8 routes on bouldering pads.

Cornerstone Boulder

~0 min drive

Cornerstone Boulder in California has 5 bouldering routes with pads.

Joe Brown

~0 min drive

Joe Brown in California has 10 routes across 9 grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.