Thumbdercling Slab
- V1
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
One of 16 boulder problems catalogued at Upper Picnic Area, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's V0- to V4 span.
A: Picnic AreaRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
C: The Front RangeRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
D: The PorchRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EM: Elephant Rocks SPRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
G: North MountainRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
EM: Johnson Shut-InsRock climbing · ~19 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Upper CliffRock climbing · ~19 min drivePhoto: Wikipedian Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- River LeftRock climbing · ~24 min drive
- Hiker's WallRock climbing · ~26 min drive
- River LeftRock climbing · ~26 min drive
Also worth it near here
Braille TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Wikipedian Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Stouts CreekCanoeing · ~7 min drivePhoto: Adam Moss from Macomb, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Russell MountainSummit · ~9 min drivePhoto: US Geologic Survey, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mina Sauk FallsWaterfall · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Thumbdercling Slab
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, 18.7 mi away at 1,105 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag