California · Bouldering · Vacaville

Spotlight Traverse

Among the hardest problems at Spotlight Boulder.

V6
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Spotlight Traverse

Best months: October–May. 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

    58° / 40°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    63° / 42°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    69° / 45°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 48°

    5 wet

  5. May

    83° / 53°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 58°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 60°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 59°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 52°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 44°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    58° / 40°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vacaville, CA, 1.4 mi away at 110 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the hardest problems catalogued at Spotlight Boulder, where the grade span reaches V6+.

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