Scattered Small Boulders
- 7 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Scattered Small Boulders is a climbing area in Delaware, about 0.3 miles from the town of Henry Clay. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Rockford Park, Heat Index Boulders and Spacklehead Boulder all about 0.1 miles away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wilmington show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. The Northern Delaware Greenway is about a mile away, and the Brandywine Trail and Creekside Trail are each about 2 miles off. Brandywine Creek, a fishing spot, is roughly 2.1 miles away.
- Rockford ParkRock climbing0.1 mi
- Heat Index BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Spacklehead BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Lower TierRock climbing0.1 mi
- Northern Delaware GreenwayHiking1 mi
Brandywine TrailHikingPhoto: Ryanjwalker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2 mi- Creekside TrailHikingPhoto: Ryanjwalker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2 mi
- Brandywine CreekRiver fishing2.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Livezey RockRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Main RockRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Devil's Pool BoulderRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Thorny BoulderRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Valley GreenRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Spacklehead BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Lower TierRock climbing · Next door
- Spearhead BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Main Roped Climbing WallRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Front and Center BoulderRock climbing · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Scattered Small Boulders
Best months: April–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
38° / 24°
10 wet · 2 snow
Feb
41° / 25°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
49° / 32°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
61° / 43°
10 wet
May
71° / 52°
11 wet
Jun
79° / 62°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 59°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 37°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 29°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wilmington Porter Rsch, DE, 1.8 mi away at 270 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
