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Matt's Arete

Among the hardest problems at Island Lake Boulders' Sunshine Boulder sector.

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Is Matt's Arete open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Matt's Arete

Best months: April–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° / 29°

  2. Feb

    47° / 28°

  3. Mar

    49° / 30°

  4. Apr

    55° / 33°

  5. May

    64° / 40°

  6. Jun

    73° / 47°

  7. Jul

    82° / 54°

  8. Aug

    81° / 54°

  9. Sep

    77° / 51°

  10. Oct

    66° / 42°

  11. Nov

    54° / 34°

  12. Dec

    45° / 29°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bowman Dam, CA, 4.2 mi away at 5,385 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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 the hardest problems at Island Lake Boulders, this climb represents the upper end of the V5 offerings in the Sunshine Boulder sector, where the crag's 23 catalogued routes span from V0 to V5.

Photo of the crag

Island Lake Boulders — the crag this route is on
Island Lake Boulders, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)