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Watson Lake Bouldering
Photo: Sean Foster, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- V0 – V6
- Bouldering
- Mar–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Watson Lake Bouldering is a bouldering area in Arizona, about 0.8 miles from the community of Granite Dells. It sits among several other climbing areas and hiking routes, with Thor's Chasm and West Shore both about 0.1 mile away and the North Shore Trail at a similar distance. The area works well as a base for short outings on the surrounding routes. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Prescott show May highs around 76°F with lows near 45°F, and October highs around 73°F with lows near 40°F. Summer runs hot, with July highs near 90°F, while winter lows drop to about 24°F. The bouldering here is all on the V scale, with five routes ranging from V0 to V6. The easiest are Back in the Game (V0) and Sissy Slap (V0+), and the hardest is Holy Madness (V6). The Buddha Ladder is a V2, and Cranium Crack is a V4.
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More in PrescottBest time to go · Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Watson Lake Bouldering
Best months: March–May and September–October. 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
53° / 24°
5 wet
Feb
55° / 26°
6 wet
Mar
61° / 32°
5 wet
Apr
68° / 37°
3 wet
May
76° / 45°
3 wet
Jun
87° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
90° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
87° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
82° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
73° / 40°
4 wet
Nov
62° / 30°
4 wet
Dec
52° / 24°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Prescott, AZ, 1.9 mi away at 5,205 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (5)
Cranium Crack Area(1)
Sanctuary, The(1)
Thor's Right(2)
Zen Ledges, The(1)
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