Melrose Boulders
Melrose Boulders in California has 8 bouldering routes with 8 distinct difficulty grades.
- 8 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10a
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Melrose Boulders
Best months: Year-round. 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
66° / 46°
7 wet
Feb
65° / 46°
7 wet
Mar
67° / 48°
6 wet
Apr
69° / 50°
4 wet
May
71° / 55°
3 wet
Jun
74° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
79° / 62°
1 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
0 wet
Sep
80° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 56°
2 wet
Nov
71° / 50°
4 wet
Dec
65° / 45°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vista, CA, 1.7 mi away at 430 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Melrose Boulders is a bouldering area in California, about 2 miles from the town of Vista. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Jim Thoen Boulder, OPD boulder and Hill Top area all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with eight routes in total. Grades run from V0 to V2+ on the V scale and from 5.6 to 5.10a on the YDS scale. Scorpion King is the easiest at 5.6, and South Side Mantle is the hardest at 5.10a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Vista show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 76°F, with only a few wet days in each month. Summer is warmer, with August highs near 81°F and almost no rain.
Routes (8)
Scorpion King Boulder(3)
South Side Boulder.(4)
Trade Tech Boulder(1)
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