Melancholy Boulder
7 bouldering routes at Melancholy Boulder in California, grades range from 5 to 5.
- 7 routes
- V0 – V4+
- Bouldering
Is Melancholy Boulder open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Melancholy Boulder
Best months: May–September. 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.
Jan
41° / 17°
Feb
41° / 18°
Mar
45° / 22°
Apr
51° / 27°
May
60° / 35°
Jun
70° / 42°
Jul
78° / 49°
Aug
77° / 47°
Sep
71° / 40°
Oct
61° / 30°
Nov
49° / 23°
Dec
41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 18.5 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Melancholy Boulder is a bouldering area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the White Mountain Ranger District. It sits about 3.4 miles from the town of Toms Place, and the land is managed as city land. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes spread across the boulder. Grades run from V0 to V4+, with most of the routes at V0. Among them are Hallelujah for Sad Sweet Songs and Transcendent Melancholia, the latter the hardest at V4+. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay around 41°F. Several other climbing areas sit right next to Melancholy Boulder, including Pocket Rocket Alcove and Hidden Cliff, each about 0.1 mile away. Tuff Campground is about 2.6 miles off, and Lower Rock Creek offers a hike roughly 2.8 miles away.
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