Posey Crag
- 1 route
- V3-4
- Bouldering
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Posey Crag is a bouldering area in southern Indiana, about 2 miles from the town of Belknap. It sits among a cluster of short trails, with Beech Loop, Hickory Trail and Campus Loop all within a quarter mile. The USI Mountain Bike Trails are about half a mile away. The climbing here is a single boulder problem, "Not With That Attitude," rated V3-4 on the V scale. It was first climbed by Shane M. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Evansville show October highs around 72°F with lows near 51°F, and May highs around 78°F. July and August average highs near 89°F. The Pigeon Creek Greenway is about 5 miles away, and Little Creek offers canoeing at a similar distance. Cypress Slough is a little farther, at about 8 miles.
- Beech LoopHiking0.2 mi
- Hickory TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Campus LoopHiking0.2 mi
- Oak TrailHiking0.3 mi
- USI Mountain Bike TrailsMountain biking0.5 mi
- Pigeon Creek GreenwayHiking4.8 mi
- Little CreekCanoeing5.1 mi
- Cypress SloughCanoeing8.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Posey Crag
Best months: March–May 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° / 27°
9 wet
Feb
48° / 31°
9 wet
Mar
58° / 39°
11 wet
Apr
70° / 49°
11 wet
May
78° / 58°
11 wet
Jun
86° / 67°
9 wet
Jul
89° / 71°
8 wet
Aug
89° / 70°
7 wet
Sep
83° / 62°
7 wet
Oct
72° / 51°
8 wet
Nov
58° / 40°
9 wet
Dec
47° / 33°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evansville Museum, IN, 5.3 mi away at 374 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
