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Jalapeño Boulder

Jalapeño Boulder in California offers 7 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

7 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering

Is Jalapeño Boulder open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mountaintop Ranger District. It doesn't name Jalapeño Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Mountaintop Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Jalapeño 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

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 35°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 24°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Bear Lake, CA, 8 mi away at 6,753 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Jalapeño Boulder is a bouldering area in the Mountaintop Ranger District of San Bernardino National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Highball Area and Highball Boulder both about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0- to V4. Jalapeño Center is the easiest at V0-, and Jalapeño Arete and Kenn's Arete are the hardest at V4. The routes are close together, so it's easy to move between them. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Big Bear Lake weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. The Ve Trail and Little Green Valley hikes are both within a mile. Shady Cove Group Campground is about 1.1 miles away, and Arrowbear Lake is about 1.5 miles away.

Routes (7)