Idaho · Rock climbing · Stanley

Roundabout Boulder

Roundabout Boulder in Idaho has 9 bouldering routes across 8 grades.

Roundabout BoulderPhoto: Fredlyfish4 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
9 routes
V0-1 – V7
Bouldering

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Sawtooth National Forest.

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Best time to visit Roundabout Boulder

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.

  1. Jan

    29° / 4°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 7°

    12 wet

  3. Mar

    42° / 14°

    14 wet

  4. Apr

    49° / 21°

    12 wet

  5. May

    60° / 30°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    69° / 35°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 39°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 37°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 31°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 24°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 14°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    28° / 6°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanley Rs, ID, 1.5 mi away at 6,495 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Roundabout Boulder is a bouldering area in Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area, part of the Sawtooth National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within the recreation area's ranger district. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes spread across the boulder field. Grades run from V0-1 up to V7, so there is something for climbers of all levels. Among the named routes are Between Two Trees (V0-1), What chu bonobo bout that (V2-3) and Bigger than hip-hop (V7). Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Stanley show July and August highs around 80°F with lows in the upper 30s, and only five or six wet days a month. Winter is cold, with January highs near 29°F. Glacier View Campground and Mountain View Campground are both within a mile, and the Redfish Lake hike starts about 0.9 miles away. Redfish Lake Bouldering is about 1.3 miles off.

Routes (9)

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