The Metamorphic Rock
- 5 routes
- V1 – V3-
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
The Metamorphic Rock is a bouldering area in Blue Mounds State Park in Minnesota, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with The Chamber, North Quarry Area and North Quarry Talus all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes listed. They range from V1 to V3, with the median grade at V3-. The routes include Slap Happy (V1), Ryan's Lion twist and shout (V3-) and Traverse Problem (V3), the latter of which was first ascended by Michael M. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rock Rapids, Iowa, run to highs around 85°F in July, while September cools to about 75°F with lows near 50°F.
- The ChamberRock climbing0.1 mi
- North Quarry AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- North Quarry TalusRock climbing0.1 mi
- North Quarry BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- East Quarry BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Quarry BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Bison ButtressRock climbing0.1 mi
- Orc WallRock climbing0.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Quarry BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Kanaranzi Buttress (South Face)Rock climbing · Next door
- Bison ButtressRock climbing · Next door
- Orc WallRock climbing · Next door
- Primitive ButtressRock climbing · Next door
- Bur Oak TrailRock climbing · Next door
- Bessie The CowRock climbing · Next door
- Saturday ButtressRock climbing · Next door
- Yellow Lichen ButtressRock climbing · Next door
- Bottom Boulders ButtressRock climbing · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Blue Mound State Park Tipi and Cart-In CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Rock RiverCanoeing · ~33 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 · ~49 min drivePhoto: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit The Metamorphic Rock
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, 18.4 mi away at 1,350 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
