Tatanka Boulder
Tatanka Boulder in North Carolina offers 12 bouldering routes across 7 grades.
- 12 routes
- V0 – V5
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Tatanka Boulder
Best months: February–June and September–November. 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
50° / 28°
9 wet
Feb
55° / 30°
8 wet
Mar
62° / 36°
9 wet
Apr
72° / 44°
9 wet
May
78° / 54°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 63°
11 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 66°
10 wet
Sep
81° / 59°
8 wet
Oct
72° / 47°
7 wet
Nov
63° / 36°
7 wet
Dec
53° / 30°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Lure 2, NC, 4.2 mi away at 1,040 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Tatanka Boulder is a bouldering area in Buffalo Creek Park, a city-managed park in North Carolina. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Two Face Boulder and the Buffalo Creek Park Loop about 0.1 mile away and the Upper Boulders Trail about half a mile off. The bouldering here is all on rock, with 12 routes ranging from V0 to V5. The easiest is High Expectations at V0, and the hardest is Tatanka's Chin at V5. No Fault Line, a V2, was first climbed by Dan VanBrocklin. The routes are all boulders, so there is no rope climbing to plan for. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Lure show October highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar at about 72°F by day and 44°F at night. Summer runs hotter, with July highs near 88°F. Lake Lure is about 3 miles away, and the Broad River, a canoeing route, is about 3.3 miles off.
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