California · Bouldering · Santa Barbara

Target Practice

Entry-level climb at Kelly's Hill, among eight routes catalogued at this California crag.

V0
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Bouldering Pads
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The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

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Best time to visit Target Practice

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

    66° / 36°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 36°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 38°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 41°

    4 wet

  5. May

    80° / 46°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 49°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 55°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 54°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 45°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    73° / 40°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 34°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 10.7 mi away at 1,558 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

One of eight routes catalogued at Kelly's Hill, this climb sits at the entry level of the crag's V0–V5 range.

Photo of the crag

Kelly's Hill — the crag this route is on
Kelly's Hill, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: NewMillenniumMusic, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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