Minnesota · Bouldering · La Pointe

Downgrade Traverse

V3
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
May–Sep
best months

One of three V3s among the six climbs catalogued at Jumping Rock. First ascent by Ben Marolf and Grant Marolf Aug 2020.

  • Nearby · Palisade Head · Wolf Ridge ELC Area (North Shore) · Mystical Mountain Zone
  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Downgrade Traverse

    Best months: May–September. 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

      22° / 7°

      11 wet · 10 snow

    2. Feb

      26° / 7°

      8 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      37° / 16°

      9 wet · 5 snow

    4. Apr

      48° / 28°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    5. May

      61° / 38°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      71° / 49°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 56°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 56°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      68° / 48°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 37°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      40° / 26°

      10 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      28° / 16°

      11 wet · 9 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Madeline Island, WI, 5.3 mi away at 660 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Palisade HeadPhoto: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Palisade Head

~1h 17m drive

Palisade Head in Minnesota has 80 climbing routes across 30 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, top-rope, and trad styles.

Wolf Ridge ELC Area (North Shore)Photo: SteveBenassi, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Wolf Ridge ELC Area (North Shore)

~1h 22m drive

North Shore Minnesota climbing with Lake Superior views and varied difficulty.

Mystical Mountain ZonePhoto: SteveBenassi, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mystical Mountain Zone

~1h 22m drive

Mystical Mountain Zone in Minnesota has 15 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering top-rope and trad options.

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Madeline Island

Next door

Madeline Island is a 4-route bouldering crag in Minnesota with 3 difficulty grades.

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Apostle Islands

~16 min drive

2 bouldering routes at Apostle Islands in Minnesota.

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Will's Slab

~1h 3m drive

Will's Slab is a bouldering area in Wisconsin with 5 routes.

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Boulder 81

~1h 3m drive

Boulder 81 in Wisconsin has 17 bouldering routes across 10 grades.

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Area 82

~1h 4m drive

Area 82 in Wisconsin has 16 bouldering routes across 9 grades.

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Silver Bay, Eleanor Road Side Crag

~1h 16m drive

Silver Bay, Eleanor Road Side Crag in Minnesota has 8 climbing routes with 4 difficulty grades, offering bouldering, top-rope, and trad.

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Silver Bay Ice

~1h 18m drive

Winter ice climbing destination in Minnesota with frozen formations.