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Offwidth Area

Offwidth Area is a California climbing crag with 5 routes and bouldering pads.

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5 routes

V0- – V0+

Bouldering

Best time to visit Offwidth Area

Best months: April–May and October. 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
56° / 24°
4 wet
Feb
59° / 26°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 31°
3 wet
Apr
74° / 37°
2 wet
May
83° / 44°
2 wet
Jun
94° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
100° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
98° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
90° / 47°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 37°
1 wet
Nov
64° / 27°
2 wet
Dec
55° / 22°
3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 6 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Offwidth Area is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in California's Bishop Field Office, about 6 miles from Bishop. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Heavenly Path Boulder and More Water, Less Power Boulder each about 0.1 mile away, and Happy Boulders Trail about 0.3 mile off. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes listed, all rated V0- or V0+. The names include Bouldering.com, Rosalie's Chimney and I Am Leaving For Constantinople, Tonight, the latter the hardest at V0+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July averages about 100°F. Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.5 miles away, and South Fork Bishop Creek, a paddling spot, is about 4 miles off.