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Back Wall

Back Wall in Texas has 6 bouldering routes on pads.

Back WallPhoto: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
V2 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Back Wall

Best months: October–April. 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.

  1. Jan

    63° / 42°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    66° / 46°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    73° / 52°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    80° / 59°

    7 wet

  5. May

    87° / 67°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 73°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 75°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 75°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 70°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 61°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 50°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 43°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin-Camp Mabry, TX, 3.5 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Back Wall is a bouldering area on city land in Texas, about 3.5 miles from the Austin-Camp Mabry weather station. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Big Chief Boulder, Frontside Boulders and Ancient Tracks Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes ranging from V2 to V4. The most common grade is V3, and the hardest is V4. The routes include Supercharged Collagen (V2), Daily Vitamin D Dose (V3) and Milk (V4). Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Austin-Camp Mabry station show April highs around 80°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. For a change from bouldering, the Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail is about 7.8 miles away, and Sculpture Falls Drop-In is about 7.5 miles away.

Routes (6)