F: Monet Wall
- 9 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10b
- Sport
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Monet Wall is a climbing area in Missouri, about 1.5 miles from the town of Tiff. It sits among a cluster of named walls, with E: Picasso Wall, G: Van Gogh Wall and D: Red Dihedral Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a compact grouping of sport routes, and the climbing here is all on the same style. The routes run from about 5.5 to 5.10b on the YDS scale, with the median grade around 5.7+. Free Cholo is the easiest at 5.5, and Haystacks is the hardest at 5.10b. The first ascents of several of these routes are listed, including Free Cholo by Marcus Floyd and Dan Provasnik and Haystacks by Chuck McGibbon. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Potosi show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with July peaking near 86°F. Beyond the climbing, the 1000 Steps Trail and Rockywood Trail are both about 6 miles away. Paddlers can head to Pike Run, roughly 8 miles off.
- E: Picasso WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- G: Van Gogh WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- D: Red Dihedral WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- 1000 Steps TrailHiking5.6 mi
- Rockywood TrailHiking5.8 mi
- Mooner's Hollow TrailHiking5.9 mi
- Pike RunCanoeing8 mi
- Mineral ForkCanoeing9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- E: Picasso WallRock climbing · Next door
- G: Van Gogh WallRock climbing · Next door
- D: Red Dihedral WallRock climbing · Next door
- H: Prison WallRock climbing · Next door
- 2: North, Climber's Right of StairsRock climbing · Next door
- B: Goblin GrottoRock climbing · Next door
- A: North ColumnRock climbing · Next door
- A: Lily WallRock climbing · Next door
- B: Cryptic WallRock climbing · Next door
- C: Legacy WallRock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit F: Monet Wall
Best months: March–June and August–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
40° / 21°
8 wet
Feb
45° / 25°
8 wet
Mar
55° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
66° / 44°
11 wet
May
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 57°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 46°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 26°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Potosi 4 Sw, MO, 14.3 mi away at 1,105 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
