Right now

Temp86°F

Wind5 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity14.3%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

Hot — welded-tuff slabs may feel greasy

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 26 August

Good

Temp73°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts7 mph

Humidity28%

No recent rain

Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 79° dry 2 — 20.6%

07:00 78° dry 3 — 22.4%

08:00 77° dry 3 — 24.3%

09:00 75° dry 3 — 25.8%

10:00 74° dry 3 — 27.2%

11:00 73° dry 2 — 28.1%

12:00 72° dry 2 — 29%

13:00 71° dry 2 — 29.8%

14:00 71° dry 2 — 30.3%

15:00 75° dry 3 — 26.6%

16:00 77° dry 4 — 24.9%

17:00 80° dry 5 — 22.3%

18:00 83° dry 5 — 18.7%

19:00 86° dry 5 — 16.1%

20:00 89° dry 6 — 13.6%

21:00 91° dry 6 — 11.9%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Good

Temp73°F

Raindry

Wind2 mph

Gusts—

Humidity27%

No recent rain

Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 79° dry 2 — 21.4%

07:00 78° dry 1 — 22.1%

08:00 77° dry 2 — 23.3%

09:00 76° dry 2 — 24.2%

10:00 75° dry 2 — 25.5%

11:00 74° dry 2 — 26.4%

12:00 72° dry 2 — 28.1%

13:00 71° dry 2 — 28.2%

14:00 72° dry 2 — 28.8%

15:00 75° dry 3 — 26%

16:00 78° dry 4 — 24.3%

17:00 81° dry 5 — 22.3%

18:00 84° dry 5 — 19%

19:00 87° dry 5 — 15.6%

20:00 90° dry 6 — 12.6%

21:00 91° dry 7 — 11.6%

Fri Friday 28 August

Good

Temp77°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity23%

No recent rain

Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 82° dry 3 — 17.6%

07:00 82° dry 2 — 22.6%

08:00 81° dry 3 — 18.8%

09:00 79° dry 2 — 19.5%

10:00 80° dry 3 — 23.5%

11:00 79° dry 3 — 20.2%

12:00 78° dry 4 — 21.2%

13:00 76° dry 3 — 22.8%

14:00 76° dry 4 — 23.8%

15:00 77° dry 3 — 25.9%

16:00 80° dry 5 — 21.3%

17:00 80° dry 6 — 22%

18:00 82° dry 6 — 21.3%

Sat Saturday 29 August

Good

Temp70°F

Raindry

Wind1 mph

Gusts—

Humidity37%

No recent rain

Good friction range for welded tuff
Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 73° dry 1 — 35.5%

12:00 70° dry 1 — 37.2%

18:00 79° dry 4 — 25.1%

Sun Sunday 30 August

Good

Temp66°F

Raindry

Wind—

Gusts—

Humidity37%

No recent rain

Good friction range for welded tuff
Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 73° dry 1 — 29.4%

12:00 65° dry 0 — 36.8%

18:00 78° dry 2 — 21.1%

Mon Monday 31 August

Good

Temp68°F

Raindry

Wind—

Gusts—

Humidity24%

No recent rain

Good friction range for welded tuff
Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 74° dry 1 — 20.4%

12:00 67° dry 0 — 24.1%

18:00 78° dry 2 — 15.2%

Tue Tuesday 1 September

Good

Temp63°F

Raindry

Wind—

Gusts—

Humidity27%

No recent rain

Good friction range for welded tuff
Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 73° dry 1 — 18.5%

12:00 62° dry 0 — 27.4%

18:00 74° dry 2 — 11.6%

Wed Wednesday 2 September

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind—

Gusts—

Humidity18%

No recent rain

Good friction range for welded tuff
Welded tuff dries fast in high desert sun

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 72° dry 1 — 12.9%

12:00 65° dry 0 — 17.8%

18:00 74° dry 2 — 12.3%

About Sad Boulders

The Sad Boulders sit in a parallel ravine about 2km south of the Happy Boulders on the same Volcanic Tableland — same welded Bishop Tuff, similar climate, but harder average grade with problems ranging V0 to V10+ and a more committing walk-in. Distinctive narrow catacomb-like channels and cave systems: Ice Caves, Death Star Cave, Misery Cave, and the Pow Pow Area hold much of the hard climbing. Molly (V5) in the Molly Area is a benchmark classic; Pow Pow (V8) is the flagship hard problem. Cave systems provide cool climbing spots even outside the prime season. Chalk Bluff Road access; small BLM pull-out for parking; stay off the plants.

Region: Bishop / Eastern Sierra
Rock type: Welded tuff
Aspect: mixed-facing
Altitude: 4196 ft
Exposure: medium
Seepage: very-low

Other crags in this region

Happy Boulders Owens River Gorge Pine Creek Canyon The Buttermilks