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Solarium Boulder

Solarium Boulder in California has 9 bouldering routes across 8 difficulty grades.

Solarium BoulderPhoto: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
V1 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit Solarium 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.

Solarium Boulder is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Bishop Field Office in California, about 6 miles from Bishop. It sits among a cluster of boulders and trails, with Happy Boulder and More Water, Less Power Boulder 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 near 100°F. The Happy Boulders Trail starts about 0.3 mile away. For an overnight stay, Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.5 miles off, and South Fork Bishop Creek offers paddling about 4 miles away.

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