Jug Handle Bouldering
Jug Handle Bouldering in Idaho has 10 routes across 8 grades.
- 10 routes
- V1 – V8
- Bouldering
Is Jug Handle Bouldering open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Payette National Forest.
Lost Valley Log Hauling
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · USFS · Payette National Forest
Granite Mountain Over Snow Vehicle Closure
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-635 · USFS · Payette National Forest
Gordon Titus Upper Elevation Parking Lot Winter Restrictions
Agency alert covering Payette National Forest · Order 0412-543 · USFS · Payette National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Payette National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Jug Handle Bouldering
Best months: June–August. 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
35° / 7°
Feb
41° / 7°
Mar
46° / 17°
Apr
50° / 20°
May
59° / 27°
Jun
68° / 34°
Jul
79° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
69° / 30°
Oct
56° / 23°
Nov
41° / 16°
Dec
34° / 9°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Warren, ID, 31.9 mi away at 5,907 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Jug Handle Bouldering is a bouldering area in Idaho's Payette National Forest, within the McCall Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the climbing is all bouldering, with 10 routes spread across the site. The bouldering here runs from V1 to V8, with the median grade at V5. Some of the named routes include Tantric Turmeric (V1), Happy to See You (V5) and What's in Your Pocket? (V8). The area is a compact cluster of boulders rather than a long route, so it works well as a short session or a stop on a day spent exploring the surrounding trails. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Warren, Idaho, put July and August highs around 79°F with lows in the mid-30s. That station sits about 1,500 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures up high run cooler. Boulder Creek and Louie Lake Trail are both about 1.6 miles away. Rapid Creek Dispersed campground is about 4.3 miles off, and the Baby Problems climbing area is about 4.8 miles away.
Routes (10)
Lakeside Boulders (The Rim Boulder)(3)
Scree Boulders (Main Area, Midnight Boulder)(3)
Scree Boulders (Main Area, The Hideout Area(4)
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