Painted Crack Boulder
Painted Crack Boulder in California has 6 routes across 5 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.
- 6 routes
- 5.8 – 5.10c/d
- Bouldering · Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Painted Crack Boulder
Best months: October–June. 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
69° / 43°
6 wet
Feb
69° / 44°
6 wet
Mar
71° / 48°
5 wet
Apr
75° / 51°
3 wet
May
76° / 56°
2 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
1 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 65°
0 wet
Sep
87° / 62°
1 wet
Oct
81° / 56°
2 wet
Nov
75° / 47°
3 wet
Dec
69° / 42°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at El Cajon, CA, 6.4 mi away at 495 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Painted Crack Boulder is a climbing area in California, about 1.5 miles from the town of Carlton Hills. It sits among several other named climbing areas, and the closest ones are all about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the El Cajon weather station, about 6 miles away, show April highs near 75°F and October highs near 81°F, while August runs hotter at about 89°F with almost no wet days. Hillside Area, Donkey Dick Area and EB Boulder all lie about 0.1 mile away. For a hike, the North Fortuna Perimeter Trail is roughly 0.6 mile off.
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