Tempo
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Tempo open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District. It doesn't name Tempo, so check the source for the area it covers.
Forest Closure - Bridge Replacement at Paddy Creek
Agency closure covering Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District · Order 09-05-03-26-01 · USFS · Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District
Crane Lake Dam
Agency alert covering Mark Twain National Forest · USFS · Mark Twain National Forest
Delays on Forest Road 557
Agency alert covering Mark Twain National Forest · USFS · Mark Twain National Forest
Forest Order - Trail 119 Closure Extended (Chadwick Motorized Trail System)
Agency alert covering Mark Twain National Forest · USFS · Mark Twain National Forest
Weather Conditions
Agency alert covering Mark Twain National Forest · USFS · Mark Twain National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Houston/Rolla/Cedar Creek Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of 12 boulder problems catalogued at Upper Trail Area, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of the crag's V2 to V7- span.
Classroom AreaRock climbing · ~36 min drivePhoto: RSherard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- CM: Devils ElbowRock climbing · ~36 min drivePhoto: RSherard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Ampitheater AreaRock climbing · ~36 min drivePhoto: RSherard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Golden Eye AreaRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- CM: Jacktar HollowRock climbing · ~9 min drive
- Caveness OverlookRock climbing · ~9 min drive
- CM: Bald Ridge BouldersRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- Boiling SpringsRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- SW: Fort Lost in the WoodsRock climbing · ~23 min drive
- CM: Roubidoux springRock climbing · ~36 min drive
Best time to visit Tempo
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
42° / 21°
8 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 25°
7 wet · 1 snow
Mar
56° / 34°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 43°
11 wet
May
76° / 53°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 62°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
8 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
69° / 44°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
45° / 26°
8 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Licking 4n, MO, 9 mi away at 1,180 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
