California · Bouldering · Palmdale

Off Campus Education

Among the most challenging routes at Horse Flats in the Rocky Plateau sector.

V7
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

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Best time to visit Off Campus Education

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.

  1. Jan

    56° / 38°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 37°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 39°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 42°

    4 wet

  5. May

    70° / 48°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 58°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 64°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 59°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 51°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 43°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 37°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Wilson Cbs, CA, 8.1 mi away at 5,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the hardest problems catalogued at Horse Flats, this climb represents the upper end of the Rocky Plateau sector's V0–V7 range.

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