End of the Road
- 7 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
- Jul–Sep
- best months
End of the Road is a climbing area in Montana, about 3.3 miles from the town of Pipestone Hot Springs. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Whiskey Proper just 0.4 miles away and Senile Boulder and Senile Gully each about half a mile off. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Butte show July highs around 81°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. For more time on the trail, Lower Rader Creek Road is a mountain biking route about 1.9 miles away. Big Pipestone Creek, about 4 miles off, offers canoeing, and Toll Mountain Campground, roughly 4.1 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
Best time to go · Jul–Sep
Best time to visit End of the Road
Best months: July–September. 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
32° / 8°
7 wet
Feb
35° / 10°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 19°
9 wet
Apr
51° / 26°
11 wet
May
61° / 34°
13 wet
Jun
70° / 41°
13 wet
Jul
81° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
80° / 44°
8 wet
Sep
69° / 36°
7 wet
Oct
54° / 27°
8 wet
Nov
40° / 16°
8 wet
Dec
31° / 7°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Butte Bert Mooney Ap, MT, 11.4 mi away at 5,506 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (7)
Banana Stand Boulder, The(1)
Corridor Boulder, The(2)
Dumpster Boulder, The(1)
Main Event Boulder, The(1)
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