California · Rock climbing · June Lake

No Hope Boulder

6 bouldering routes in California spanning 5 difficulty grades.

6 routes
V0 – V7
Bouldering

Is No Hope Boulder open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

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

Best time to visit No Hope 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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 11.2 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

No Hope Boulder is a bouldering area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the Mono Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the climb is entirely bouldering, with six routes spread across the surrounding faces and the No Hope / Big Ballin' Area, which sits about 0.1 mile away. The area's rock is best suited to bouldering. The routes here range from V0 to V7, with No Hope at V7 standing out as the hardest. Problem D, a V0, and Problem C, a V1, are among the easier options. The closest neighbors include the South East Face and Northwest Face, each about 0.1 mile off. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F and lows near 49°F. Winter is cold, with highs around 41°F and lows near 17°F from December through February. For a longer outing, the Hartley Spur Trail starts about 0.2 mile away. Hartley Springs Campground and Oh Ridge campground are both within about 2 miles, and Rush Creek offers paddling roughly 5 miles off.

Routes (6)