Michigan · Rock climbing · Marquette Charter Township · Near Ishpeming

Top Boulder

7 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering
May–Aug
best months

Top Boulder is a bouldering area in Michigan, about half a mile from the community of Wetmore Landing. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Sand Lot Slab, The Sand Lot and Gateway Outcrops all within about a tenth of a mile. The name Top Boulder points to the boulders that make up the crag, and the routes here are all bouldering, with grades ranging from V0- to V2. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Marquette weather station show July highs around 75°F with lows near 58°F, while winter brings highs in the 20s and regular snow days from December through February. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated between V0- and V2. Among them are Slip n' Slide at V0-, Stop, Top, & Roll at V1, and Tip Top and Top Notch at V2, both with first ascents in the early 2000s. The Sand Lot Slab and The Sand Lot are close by, and the Little Presque Isle/Harlow Lake Trails - Bareback hike is about 0.2 miles away. For an overnight stay, Kona Hills Campground is roughly 9 miles off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Little Presque Isle Cabins

    Campground

    Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Marquette Cinemas Drive Through

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi · Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · May–Aug

    Best time to visit Top Boulder

    Best months: May–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

      25° / 12°

      17 wet · 17 snow

    2. Feb

      27° / 12°

      13 wet · 13 snow

    3. Mar

      35° / 21°

      11 wet · 9 snow

    4. Apr

      46° / 31°

      10 wet · 4 snow

    5. May

      59° / 41°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      68° / 50°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 58°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 58°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 52°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 40°

      14 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      41° / 29°

      14 wet · 7 snow

    12. Dec

      30° / 19°

      15 wet · 13 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marquette, MI, 6.5 mi away at 665 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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