Boulder Area 2
- 13 routes
- V0+ – V4-
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Boulder Area 2 is a climbing area within Blue Mounds State Park in southern Minnesota, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots in the park, with Boulder Area 3, Farmhouse Boulders and Main Boulder all within about 0.1 mile. Late spring and early fall tend to be the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Rock Rapids, IA weather station show September highs around 75°F and May highs near 70°F, while July averages climb to about 85°F. Several other climbing areas lie close by. Bessie The Cow and Bur Oak Trail are each about 0.2 mile away, and Quarry Boulder is about half a mile off.
- Boulder Area 3Rock climbing0.1 mi
- Farmhouse BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Main BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Bessie The CowRock climbing0.2 mi
- Bur Oak TrailRock climbing0.2 mi
- Quarry BoulderRock climbing0.5 mi
- East Quarry BoulderRock climbing0.5 mi
- North Quarry BoulderRock climbing0.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bessie The CowRock climbing · Next door
- Bur Oak TrailRock climbing · Next door
- Quarry BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- East Quarry BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- North Quarry BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- The ChamberRock climbing · Next door
- The Metamorphic RockRock climbing · Next door
- North Quarry AreaRock climbing · Next door
- North Quarry TalusRock climbing · Next door
- Kanaranzi Buttress (South Face)Rock climbing · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Blue Mound State Park Tipi and Cart-In CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
Rock RiverCanoeing · ~34 min drivePhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Great Bear Recreation ParkDownhill skiing · ~43 min drivePhoto: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Sioux FallsWaterfall · ~48 min drivePhoto: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Boulder Area 2
Best months: April–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.
Jan
25° / 6°
5 wet
Feb
30° / 10°
5 wet
Mar
43° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
58° / 34°
9 wet
May
70° / 47°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 62°
8 wet
Aug
82° / 59°
8 wet
Sep
75° / 50°
7 wet
Oct
61° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
44° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
30° / 12°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rock Rapids, IA, 18.1 mi away at 1,350 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
