California · Bouldering · Chatsworth

Traverse of Carousel Rock

One of 12 problems at Carousel Rock, near the upper end of the crag's V0–V8 range.

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Best time to visit Traverse of Carousel Rock

Best months: October–June. 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

    67° / 47°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    68° / 47°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 49°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 52°

    3 wet

  5. May

    78° / 56°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 60°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    90° / 64°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 64°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 62°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    82° / 56°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    74° / 50°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    67° / 46°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Northridge Cal State, CA, 4.9 mi away at 904 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 12 boulder problems catalogued at Carousel Rock, this climb sits near the top of the crag's range, which spans V0 to V8.

Photo of the crag

Carousel Rock — the crag this route is on
Carousel Rock, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Oran Viriyincy, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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