Pocket Rocket Alcove
Pocket Rocket Alcove is a 7-route climbing area in California with bouldering pads.
- 7 routes
- V0 – V6
- Bouldering
Is Pocket Rocket Alcove open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Pocket Rocket Alcove
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.
Jan
41° / 17°
Feb
41° / 18°
Mar
45° / 22°
Apr
51° / 27°
May
60° / 35°
Jun
70° / 42°
Jul
78° / 49°
Aug
77° / 47°
Sep
71° / 40°
Oct
61° / 30°
Nov
49° / 23°
Dec
41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 18.5 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Pocket Rocket Alcove is a bouldering area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, on city land. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Melancholy Boulder, Hidden Cliff and The Magnolia Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V6. The hardest is Pocket Wall at V6, and the easiest is Battered Men Shelter at V0. Pocket Rocket is a V4 route, and Blue Steel Heat is a V5. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay around 41°F. Tuff Campground is about 2.6 miles away, and Lower Rock Creek is about 2.8 miles away. French Camp and the Sand Canyon Trail are both within about 5 miles.
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