California · Rock climbing · Swall Meadows

Solarium

Solarium in California has 18 sport climbing routes across 12 difficulty grades.

SolariumPhoto: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
18 routes
5.8 – 5.12c
Sport

Best time to visit Solarium

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, 15.5 mi away at 4,102 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.

Solarium is a climbing area on city land in California, about 15 miles from Bishop. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Stockade, The and Emergency Room both about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July averages about 100°F. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. Lower Rock Creek Trail, Section 3 is about 2 miles away, and Lower Rock Creek offers canoeing about 3 miles off. Sand Canyon, a mountain biking area, is about 4 miles away, and Tuff Campground is about 6 miles away.

Routes (18)

Menace II SocietyFA: Marty Lewis, Stan Vasily5.10bSendero LuminosoFA: Joe Rousek & Robert Parker - 19905.10bMonkey See, Monkey DoFA: Corliss, Rousek5.10cMorning WoodFA: Ketron, Lewis, Plunkett, Berman - 19955.11aSplit DescisonFA: Tony Puppo5.11aStatic ClingFA: Tony Sartin & Terri Condon - April '085.11aCobraFA: Joe Rousek, Tony Puppo, 1989.5.11bFocusFA: Tony Puppo, Joe Rousek, Gary Slate5.11bSupernovaFA: Terri Condon, Steve Elia, Tony Sartin (Feb.14, 2011)5.11cVenomFA: Tom Herbert, Gary Slate, & Kevin Leary - 19905.11cPowerFA: Marty Lewis, Mike Cann5.11dAberrationFA: Jeremy Freeman - April 20105.12-Black CapacitorFA: Peter Croft5.12+Snake EyesFA: T. Herbert, T. Puppo - 19915.12aBlack HoleFA: P1: Tony Puppo & Grant Schumacher - February, 1995P2: Tony Puppo & Joe Rousek - 19945.12bFlux DirectFA: Patrick O'Donnell5.12bFlux CapacitorFA: Tai Devore5.12cSabado GiganteFA: 11/2004, Marty Lewis, Kevin Calder, Andrew Stevens, Peter Croft, Mike Forkash, Steve Calder5.8

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