Main Flow Area
- 5 routes
- 5.10b – 5.13a/b
- Sport
- May–Oct
- best months
Main Flow Area is a climbing area in Minnesota, about half a mile from the town of Sandstone. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, with several walls and bouldering areas within a short distance. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 56°F, while January highs average only about 20°F. Relationship Wall, Sax Wall and Diagonals Wall all lie about 0.1 mile away, and Robinson Park Bouldering is about 0.2 mile off. For time on the water, the Kettle River State Water Trail is about 4 miles away.
- Relationship WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Sax WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Diagonals WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Sigma WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Robinson Park BoulderingRock climbing0.2 mi
- EldonRock climbing0.2 mi
- The Lost Boys BouldersRock climbing0.4 mi
- Kettle River State Water TrailCanoeing4.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Relationship WallRock climbing · Next door
- Sax WallRock climbing · Next door
- Diagonals WallRock climbing · Next door
- Sigma WallRock climbing · Next door
- Robinson Park BoulderingRock climbing · Next door
- EldonRock climbing · Next door
- The Lost Boys BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Teacher's OverlookRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- SandstoneRock climbing · ~36 min drive
- The WAZ Boulders (Rochester)Rock climbing · ~43 min drive
Best time to visit Main Flow Area
Best months: May–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
20° / 2°
9 wet
Feb
26° / 6°
8 wet
Mar
38° / 18°
9 wet
Apr
52° / 30°
10 wet
May
66° / 41°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 56°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 54°
10 wet
Sep
69° / 46°
10 wet
Oct
55° / 35°
11 wet
Nov
38° / 22°
10 wet
Dec
25° / 10°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sandstone 6 W, MN, 6.6 mi away at 1,130 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
