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The Quarry

The Quarry in California has 8 bouldering routes across 6 difficulty grades.

8 routes
V1+ – V7
Bouldering

Is Quarry, The open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Plumas National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Plumas National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Quarry

Best months: April–June and August–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.

  1. Jan

    42° / 25°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 26°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 29°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    58° / 32°

    9 wet

  5. May

    68° / 39°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 45°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 50°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 36°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 30°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    41° / 25°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyon Dam, CA, 20.7 mi away at 4,560 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

The Quarry is a bouldering area in California's Plumas National Forest, within the Mt. Hough Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. The climbing here is all bouldering, with eight routes spread across the V1+ to V7 range. NorCal Pancake Flake is the easiest at V1+, and A Wing and a Prayer is the hardest at V7. Shaky Flaky and Stone mason sit around V3, and The Fox and the Dragon is V6. The area works well in late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the Canyon Dam weather station, about 21 miles away, show May highs near 68°F and September highs near 79°F. That station sits roughly 800 feet lower than the quarry, so temperatures up top run cooler. Several other destinations are close by. Grizzly Creek Family Campground and Lower Bucks Family Campground are both within about a mile. Bucks Lake Recreation Area, about 1.8 miles away, offers more climbing, and the Mill Creek hike starts about 1.9 miles out.

Routes (8)

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