Hug a Monkey
- V5-6
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Hug a Monkey open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Bitterroot National Forest.
Pile burning on West Fork Ranger and Darby-Sula Districts Nov. 9 to 12
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
Agency alert covering Bitterroot National Forest · USFS · Bitterroot National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Bitterroot National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of six boulder problems catalogued at Baboon Boulder, this climb sits near the top end of the crag's V3–V6 range.
The HeapRock climbing · ~1h 16m drivePhoto: djembayz, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Upper Roadside BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Pullout BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Lost HorseRock climbing · Next door
- Roadside BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Hardvark BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Mother Lode BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Midnight Light BulbRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Clearcut BouldersRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Blodgett CanyonRock climbing · ~21 min drive
Best time to visit Hug a Monkey
Best months: May–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
34° / 19°
8 wet
Feb
38° / 21°
6 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
54° / 31°
7 wet
May
64° / 39°
9 wet
Jun
72° / 45°
9 wet
Jul
82° / 50°
6 wet
Aug
81° / 48°
6 wet
Sep
71° / 42°
6 wet
Oct
57° / 33°
8 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
8 wet
Dec
32° / 19°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Darby, MT, 6.5 mi away at 3,880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
