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Swan Falls

Swan Falls is a bouldering crag in Idaho with 16 routes.

Swan FallsPhoto: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
16 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Swan Falls

Best months: March–June and September–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

    42° / 26°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    49° / 29°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    66° / 41°

    8 wet

  5. May

    75° / 50°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 57°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 65°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 63°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 53°

    3 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 42°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 31°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 26°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Swan Falls Ph, ID, 0.5 mi away at 2,325 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Swan Falls is a bouldering area in Idaho's Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It sits within the conservation area's bouldering network, and it is a compact cluster of rock with no single route to plan around. The most comfortable climbing weather runs from late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 75°F in May and 83°F in September, while July and August average in the low 90s. The area holds 16 boulder routes, with grades from V0- to V9. Among them are Pullout Finger Crack at V0- and Campus at V5, along with Death Proof at V9. The closest neighbors are Hairpin Boulders and Bad Ass Boulder Area, both within about a quarter mile.

Routes (16)

Conglomerate Boulder(1)

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