Quality Boulder
Quality Boulder in California has 5 bouldering routes at 4 distinct grades.
- 5 routes
- V3 – V9
- Bouldering
Is Quality Boulder open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Quality Boulder, so check the source for the area it covers.
Harmful Algal Blooms
Agency closure covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Desolation Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage (Bear Canister) Restriction
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-25-06 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Meyers Landfill Area Closure
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-25-01 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-24-04 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Camping/Overnight Stay Restriction
Agency alert covering Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · Order 19-24-05 · USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Quality 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.
Jan
43° / 18°
9 wet
Feb
43° / 19°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 24°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 28°
8 wet
May
62° / 33°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
80° / 43°
2 wet
Aug
80° / 41°
2 wet
Sep
73° / 35°
3 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
43° / 18°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA, 1.4 mi away at 6,314 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Quality Boulder is a bouldering area in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the Forest Service in California. The surrounding land is managed by the Forest Service, and the climbing sits within a cluster of named bouldering areas and approach trails. Main Wall (Right) and Main Wall (Left) both lie within about a third of a mile, and the Climbing Approach trail is about 0.3 miles away, so the area is easy to string together into a single visit. Summer is the most comfortable time to boulder here. Typical averages from the nearby South Lake Tahoe airport weather station, which sits about 600 feet lower, put July and August highs around 80°F with lows in the low 40s and only two or three wet days a month. Winter is much colder, with highs around 43°F and lows near 18°F from December through February. The bouldering here is all rated in the V scale, with five routes ranging from V3 to V9. Quality Jr and Quality Line are both V3, American Gladiator is V7-8 and Half and Half is V9, while Quality Control is V6. Climbers can also reach the Lake Tahoe - South Shore for fishing about 2 miles away, Fallen Leaf Campground for camping about 3.6 miles out, and Trout Creek for paddling about 2.5 miles away.
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