Squirrel Stew Boulder
- 7 routes
- V1 – V8
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Squirrel Stew Boulder is a bouldering area in Ohio, about 1.8 miles from the town of Crabapple. The name comes from the route "Squirrel Stew," a V2 boulder problem first ascended by Ray Weber, which sits among seven bouldering routes on site. The climbing is all bouldering, with grades ranging from V1 to V8, and the median route sits at V3. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Barnesville, about 11 miles away, put May highs around 72°F and September highs around 76°F, with lows in the 40s and 50s. Pine Ridge Boulders and Balancing Rock lie about 0.1 mile away, and Electric Rain Boulders and Raven Rocks are each about 0.3 mile off. For a hike, the East Rim Trail is roughly 8.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Squirrel Stew Boulder
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
35° / 21°
Feb
39° / 22°
Mar
49° / 29°
Apr
62° / 39°
May
72° / 49°
Jun
79° / 59°
Jul
83° / 63°
Aug
82° / 60°
Sep
76° / 54°
Oct
64° / 44°
Nov
51° / 34°
Dec
41° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Barnesville, OH, 11.1 mi away at 1,280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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