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Roadside Fire Boulder

8 bouldering routes at Roadside Fire Boulder in California, 7 difficulty grades.

Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

8 routes

V0 – V7

Bouldering

Is Roadside Fire Boulder 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 Oct 23, 7:10 pm PDT · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Roadside Fire 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
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, 36.5 mi away at 7,804 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.

Roadside Fire Boulder is a bouldering area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits right beside Mountain Glen Campground, about 0.1 mile away, which makes it an easy stop for climbers staying at the campground. The area has nine bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V7. The most straightforward are Campfire at V0 and Roadside Fire at V2, while Tire Fire Sit is the hardest at V7. The names of the routes suggest a theme of fire, and the boulders are set in a cluster close to the road, which is why the area is called Roadside Fire Boulder. 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. That station sits about 780 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures at the site run a little cooler. Parcher's Bluff, another climbing area, is 0.8 mile away, and South Lake is 1.5 miles off. Table Mountain Group Campground and the Middle Fork Bishop Creek paddling route are both within about 2.3 miles.