Paramount Rock
Paramount Rock in Idaho has 15 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades, offering bouldering, mixed, and sport styles.
- 15 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11b
- Sport · Mixed · Bouldering
Best time to visit Paramount Rock
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
29° / 14°
10 wet
Feb
34° / 17°
8 wet
Mar
46° / 26°
8 wet
Apr
56° / 33°
9 wet
May
66° / 41°
11 wet
Jun
75° / 47°
8 wet
Jul
85° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
84° / 50°
6 wet
Sep
74° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
58° / 33°
7 wet
Nov
42° / 24°
7 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rexburg Byu Idaho, ID, 13.6 mi away at 5,005 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Paramount Rock is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Upper Snake Field Office. It sits among several other climbing and outdoor destinations, with Kelly Island Campground less than a mile away and Heise Rock and the Northeast Wall about a mile off. The climbing here is a mix of sport and mixed routes, with the sport style dominating. Fifteen routes are listed, and the grade range runs from 5.8 to 5.11b, with a median of 5.9. Among the named routes are Fly By Night at 5.8, Positively Negative at 5.11b, and Excitations, a mixed route at 5.9. The area also holds a boulder problem graded V4. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June through September, when typical highs at a nearby weather station average from 75 to 85 degrees. That station sits about 13.6 miles away and is roughly 500 feet lower, so temperatures at the rock run cooler. Other nearby spots include the South Fork of the Snake River's Byington Boat Access, about 1.2 miles away, and the Kelly Mountain hike, about 2.2 miles away.
Routes (15)
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