Idaho · Rock climbing · Newdale

Mothership and Steak Boulders

6 bouldering routes in Idaho spanning 3 difficulty grades.

6 routes
V2 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit Mothership and Steak Boulders

Best months: May–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.

  1. Jan

    28° / 12°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    32° / 14°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 23°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 31°

    8 wet

  5. May

    65° / 39°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 45°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 50°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 49°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 41°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 32°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    41° / 22°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    29° / 13°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Saint Anthony, ID, 7.2 mi away at 4,910 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mothership and Steak Boulders is a bouldering area in Idaho, about 3 miles from the town of Newdale. The land is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, and the surrounding area is packed with climbing, with several other boulders and clusters just steps away. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes run from V2 to V10. The easiest are Chad Sr. and Ufology, both V2, while Control of Nature is the hardest at V10. A nearby weather station in Saint Anthony records typical July and August highs around 83°F, with lows near 50°F and only about four wet days a month. Winter is much colder, with typical January highs near 28°F. Big Dam Boulder and Aromatherapy Boulder sit about a tenth of a mile away, and the Teton Dam (Lower Teton River Canyon) climbing area is about 0.4 miles off. Power Box Boulders is about 0.6 miles away.

Routes (6)

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