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Safe Surfer Boulder

Safe Surfer Boulder in California has 5 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Safe Surfer BoulderPhoto: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
V3 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Safe Surfer Boulder

Best months: April–May and 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

    56° / 24°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 26°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 31°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    74° / 37°

    2 wet

  5. May

    83° / 44°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    94° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    100° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 54°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 47°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 37°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 27°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 22°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 6 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Safe Surfer Boulder is a climbing area in California on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, within the agency's Bishop Field Office. It sits among a tight cluster of other boulders and climbing areas, so it fits easily into a day spent moving between problems. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable climbing temperatures. Typical averages from the nearby Bishop airport weather station, about 6 miles away and a few hundred feet lower, run to highs in the mid-70s with lows in the upper 30s in April and October. Summer highs there average 100°F in July, while winter lows dip into the low 20s. Heavenly Path Boulder and the Split Melon Area are each about 0.1 mile away, and Happy Boulders Trail is roughly 0.3 mile off. For an overnight base, Pleasant Valley Pit Campground lies about 3.5 miles away.

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