Neat Rock Bouldering
- 31 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Neat Rock Bouldering is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Dillon Field Office of Montana. It sits among several other climbing areas, including Wind Boulder and Neat Rock Main Formation, both about 0.1 mile away, and the Pull Out Area at 0.2 mile. The area is managed by the BLM. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 31 routes spread across the V0- to V7 range. The easiest is As Good As It Looks at V0-, and the hardest is Digby the Dangerous at V7. The median grade is V2+. Among the named routes are Tweedle Dum at V3 and Lime disease at V5. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 85°F with lows in the mid-50s, while winter brings highs in the upper 30s and a few snowy days a month from December through February.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Neat Rock Bouldering
Best months: April–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
39° / 24°
5 wet · 4 snow
Feb
42° / 24°
6 wet · 3 snow
Mar
50° / 30°
7 wet · 3 snow
Apr
57° / 36°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
66° / 43°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 57°
8 wet
Aug
85° / 56°
7 wet
Sep
75° / 48°
6 wet
Oct
60° / 39°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
47° / 30°
6 wet · 2 snow
Dec
38° / 23°
6 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norris Madison Pwr House, MT, 10.9 mi away at 4,745 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (31)
Butterfly Boulder(1)
Cage Fight Boulder(1)
Cow Skull Boulder(3)
Dogs Eating Dogs Boulder(1)
Full Sun Boulder(4)
Ice Dragon Cave(1)
Moist Boulder(1)
Neat Boulder(4)
Project Boulder(3)
Rabbit Hole Boulder(1)
Swanky Highballs Area(2)
Tick Boulder(2)
Tweedle Area(2)
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