California · Rock climbing · Bishop

Kindergarten Area

Kindergarten Area in California has 14 bouldering routes across 11 grades.

14 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Kindergarten 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.

  1. Jan

    56° / 24°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 26°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 31°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    74° / 37°

    2 wet

  5. May

    83° / 44°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    94° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    100° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 54°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 47°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 37°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 27°

    2 wet

  12. 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.

The Kindergarten Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Bishop Field Office, about 3 miles from the community of Brockmans Corner in California. It sits right next to the Ice Caves and Ice Caves, Outer Area climbing areas, which are each about a tenth of a mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July and August climb to about 100°F. Happy Boulders Trail is a hike about a mile away, and South Fork Bishop Creek offers canoeing roughly 4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 4.5 miles away and Horton Creek Campground about 8 miles away.

Routes (14)

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