Block Yard Boulders
Photo: Tim Kiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 4 routes
- V1 – V2
- Bouldering
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Block Yard Boulders is a bouldering area in Ohio, about 0.7 miles from the town of Limestone City. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Tinkerbell Boulder, Trash Shoot Wall and Power Line Boulders all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has four bouldering routes, all rated V1 or V2 on the V scale. Billy Bones Last Words and Buried Treasure are both V1, and Treasure Map is V2. Hidden Gems is also V1. The routes were first climbed by Steve Zuraski and Courtney Curtner. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Springfield run to highs around 73°F in May and 78°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 84°F.
Best time to go · Jul–Oct
Best time to visit Block Yard Boulders
Best months: July–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
36° / 19°
12 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
13 wet
May
73° / 49°
14 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
83° / 60°
9 wet
Sep
78° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Springfield Wtp, OH, 5 mi away at 951 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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