The Mermaids
11 bouldering routes in California spanning 6 grades.
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 11 routes
- V3 – V7
- Bouldering
Best time to visit The Mermaids
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.
Jan
57° / 34°
Feb
60° / 37°
Mar
63° / 40°
Apr
67° / 42°
May
76° / 48°
Jun
86° / 55°
Jul
94° / 61°
Aug
93° / 59°
Sep
88° / 56°
Oct
77° / 48°
Nov
64° / 40°
Dec
56° / 34°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Placerville, CA, 7 mi away at 1,850 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Mermaids is a climbing area in California, about 1.4 miles from the town of Somerset. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, so it works well as one stop in a day of exploring the surrounding crags. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Placerville weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. Salmon Boulders is just 0.1 mile away, and Cosumnes River Gorge and Ten-Minute Cliff are each about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the North Fork Cosumnes River offers canoeing about 7 miles away.
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Salmon Boulders
~0 min drive
Salmon Boulders in California has 7 bouldering routes across 4 grades.
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Cosumnes River Gorge
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Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Ten-Minute Cliff
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Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Struggler Cliff
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Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Dinkum Gulley
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Dinkum Gulley in California has 17 climbing routes across 15 difficulty grades, offering bouldering, mixed, sport, and trad.
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Gutenberger Wall
~1 min drive
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Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Cosumnes River Bouldering
~1 min drive
5 bouldering routes at Cosumnes River Bouldering, California.
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Photo: cogdogblog, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)East Face
~40 min drive
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Great Flake
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Great Flake in California has 5 mixed climbing routes across 3 grades.
