Pull Out Area
- 13 routes
- V0 – V6
- Bouldering · Trad
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Pull Out Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Dillon Field Office of Montana. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots, with Neat Rock Bouldering, Neat Rock Main Formation and Wind Boulder all about 0.2 miles away. The area is a bouldering destination, with 12 boulder problems and one trad route among its 13 routes. The boulders run from V0 to V6, with the median grade around V3-4. The trad route is rated at 5.4. Pigeon Wing and The Crystal Methodology are two of the more challenging boulders, at V5 and V6. 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. Red Mountain, a campground and fishing spot, is about 2.2 miles away, and Trapper Springs (MT) campground is about 2.3 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Pull Out Area
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, 11.1 mi away at 4,745 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (13)
Double Prow Boulder(4)
Good Dog(1)
Madison's Ramp, The(1)
Pigeon Wing Boulder(2)
Ugly Duckling Boulder(1)
Vicarious Boulder(4)
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