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Lazy Irishman

Near the top of the grade range at Mill Creek Wash Bouldering.

V4-
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

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Best time to visit Lazy Irishman

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

    66° / 37°

  2. Feb

    66° / 38°

  3. Mar

    71° / 40°

  4. Apr

    74° / 44°

  5. May

    80° / 51°

  6. Jun

    87° / 56°

  7. Jul

    94° / 62°

  8. Aug

    95° / 62°

  9. Sep

    92° / 59°

  10. Oct

    82° / 49°

  11. Nov

    72° / 41°

  12. Dec

    65° / 37°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at March Afb, CA, 18.6 mi away at 1,516 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.

One of six routes catalogued at Mill Creek Wash Bouldering, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's V3 to V4- range.

Photo of the crag

(a) Mill Creek Wash Bouldering — the crag this route is on
(a) Mill Creek Wash Bouldering, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Icy FaFez, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Sport Boulder (NW Face)Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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(b) Thurman Flat (Sport Boulder)Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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