Bobcat
- V8
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
This is the hardest climb catalogued at Central Ohio's Bobcat Boulder sector, where routes span V2 to V8. First ascent by Steve Sandmann.
- Nearby · Scioto Audubon Metro Park · Genesis Wall and East Side Boulders · Poison Ivy Wall ("The Cave")
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Bobcat
Best months: April and June–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° / 18°
12 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
10 wet
Mar
50° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 37°
12 wet
May
73° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
83° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 40°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newark Wtr Wks, OH, 8.6 mi away at 835 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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