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Slow Dance/Gleaner Area

Slow Dance/Gleaner Area is a 3-route bouldering crag in California.

3 routes
V1 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Slow Dance/Gleaner Area

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, 5.9 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Slow Dance/Gleaner Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Bishop Field Office in California, about 5.9 miles from the Bishop airport weather station. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Corridor Boulder and Acid Wash Cave each about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Bishop airport station show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July averages near 100°F. Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.6 miles away, and South Fork Bishop Creek offers canoeing about 3.8 miles off. Horton Creek Campground and Bishop Creek are both within about 8 miles.

Routes (3)

Monkey Hang Boulder(1)

Monkey HangV3

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