Swinger's Ball
Mid-upper difficulty problem among 16 routes at Hillis Beach.
- V4
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Swinger's Ball
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.
Jan
56° / 38°
10 wet
Feb
61° / 40°
9 wet
Mar
66° / 42°
8 wet
Apr
73° / 44°
5 wet
May
83° / 50°
3 wet
Jun
92° / 56°
1 wet
Jul
99° / 62°
0 wet
Aug
98° / 60°
0 wet
Sep
92° / 57°
1 wet
Oct
80° / 50°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 42°
6 wet
Dec
56° / 37°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Friant Government Camp, CA, 1.6 mi away at 410 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 16 boulder problems catalogued at Hillis Beach, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of difficulty at the crag, where problems span from V0 to V6.
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