Minnesota · Rock climbing · Mound Township

Park Bench

One of seven routes catalogued at Hidden Buttress, this climb sits at the lower end of the grade range established at the crag.

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 · ~44 min drivePhoto: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Hawkeye PointSummit · ~50 min drivePhoto: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Park Bench
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.
1. Jan
  25° / 6°
  5 wet
2. Feb
  30° / 10°
  5 wet
3. Mar
  43° / 22°
  6 wet
4. Apr
  58° / 34°
  9 wet
5. May
  70° / 47°
  12 wet
6. Jun
  81° / 58°
  10 wet
7. Jul
  85° / 62°
  8 wet
8. Aug
  82° / 59°
  8 wet
9. Sep
  75° / 50°
  7 wet
10. Oct
  61° / 36°
  6 wet
11. Nov
  44° / 23°
  5 wet
12. Dec
  30° / 12°
  5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rock Rapids, IA, 18.8 mi away at 1,350 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Best time to visit Park Bench