California · Bouldering · Kenwood

The Sugar Traverse

Mid-to-upper difficulty problem among 28 routes at Sugarloaf Ridge.

V4-5
grade
Bouldering Pads
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Best time to visit The Sugar Traverse

Best months: February–November. 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

    54° / 39°

    13 wet

  2. Feb

    56° / 40°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    60° / 41°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    66° / 42°

    8 wet

  5. May

    73° / 47°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 54°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 54°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 53°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 50°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 43°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 39°

    13 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Angwin Pacific Union College, CA, 9.6 mi away at 1,715 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 28 boulder problems catalogued at Sugarloaf Ridge, this climb sits in the mid-to-upper range of difficulty across the crag's V0 to V7 span.

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