The atrium
- 11 routes
- V0 – V4+
- Bouldering
- Jul–Oct
- best months
The Atrium is a bouldering area in Montana, about 7 miles from the town of Hughesville. It sits close to The Grave Yard, another climbing area just 0.4 miles away, which makes it easy to pair the two in a single outing. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 11 routes spread across a range from V0 to V4+. The easiest are A Shrubbery!!! and Sender Caps, both at V0, while November Rain is a V4 and High Plains Drifter is a V4+. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Stanford weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 52°F, and September is similar at about 71°F by day. Winter is cold, with January highs near 38°F and lows around 16°F. For a change from bouldering, Anderson Peak is a hike about 6.5 miles away, and Dry Wolf Cabin offers camping roughly 8 miles off. Villars Creek is another hike, about 9 miles away.
- The grave yardRock climbing0.4 mi
- Anderson PeakHiking6.5 mi
- Dry Wolf CabinCamping8.4 mi
- Villars CreekHiking9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit The atrium
Best months: July–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
38° / 16°
7 wet
Feb
38° / 16°
7 wet
Mar
46° / 23°
8 wet
Apr
54° / 30°
10 wet
May
63° / 38°
13 wet
Jun
71° / 46°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 52°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 51°
8 wet
Sep
71° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 33°
7 wet
Nov
45° / 23°
6 wet
Dec
37° / 16°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stanford, MT, 13 mi away at 4,860 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
