Quarry Park (St. Cloud)
- 15 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11c
- Sport · Bouldering · Trad
- May–Oct
- best months
Quarry Park in St. Cloud, Minnesota, is a climbing area about 1.7 miles from the town of Waite Park. It holds 15 routes, and climbers can choose among sport, bouldering, trad and top-rope styles. Grades run from 5.3 to 5.11c on the YDS scale and from V1 to V3+ on the V scale. Summer is the most comfortable season. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Collegeville run from highs around 77°F in June to about 81°F in July, with lows near 56°F to 61°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 21°F. Among the sport routes are Six Foot Flake at 5.6, The Front Page at 5.8 and Black Ice at 5.11c. For bouldering, the V scale covers V1 to V3+.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Quarry Park (St. Cloud)
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
21° / 4°
7 wet
Feb
26° / 8°
6 wet
Mar
39° / 20°
8 wet
Apr
54° / 33°
9 wet
May
67° / 46°
11 wet
Jun
77° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
81° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
78° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
71° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
56° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
39° / 24°
7 wet
Dec
26° / 11°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Collegeville St John'S, MN, 7.9 mi away at 1,210 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
