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Illinois · Bouldering · Pomona · Near Goreville
Hell in a Bucket project
- V3-4
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Hell in a Bucket project open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Shawnee National Forest. It doesn't name Hell in a Bucket project, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area temporarily closed due to road work
Agency closure covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
Boil Water Order at Pharaoh Campground at Garden of the Gods
Agency closure covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
McClure Road Closed
Agency closure covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
Lane reduction on bridge near IL Iron Furnace
Agency alert covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
Failing Culvert on Oakwood Bottoms Road FSR # 786
Agency alert covering Shawnee National Forest · USFS · Shawnee National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Shawnee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of six boulder problems catalogued at Shawnee Solitaire, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's V3-4 to V6 range.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Havisham Bourbon Bar
Bar
On your way back · 5 miIf it rains
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More in Goreville- Nearby · Pomona Bottoms / potential · A: Gill Roof · C: Amphitheater Boulders
Best time to go · Mar–Apr, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Hell in a Bucket project
Best months: March–April and September–November. 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
42° / 25°
9 wet
Feb
47° / 28°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 36°
11 wet
Apr
68° / 45°
12 wet
May
77° / 55°
14 wet
Jun
86° / 64°
12 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
12 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
12 wet
Sep
81° / 56°
11 wet
Oct
70° / 45°
10 wet
Nov
56° / 35°
10 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Carbondale Southern Il Ap, IL, 10.4 mi away at 406 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
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