Big Chief Boulder
Big Chief Boulder in Texas has 7 bouldering routes on rock with 4 difficulty grades.
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- V1 – V3
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Big Chief Boulder
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.
Jan
63° / 42°
8 wet
Feb
66° / 46°
8 wet
Mar
73° / 52°
9 wet
Apr
80° / 59°
7 wet
May
87° / 67°
8 wet
Jun
93° / 73°
7 wet
Jul
97° / 75°
5 wet
Aug
98° / 75°
5 wet
Sep
91° / 70°
7 wet
Oct
83° / 61°
7 wet
Nov
71° / 50°
7 wet
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.
Big Chief Boulder is a bouldering area on city land in Texas, about 3.5 miles from the Austin-Camp Mabry weather station. It sits among several other bouldering spots, including Back Wall, Frontside Boulders and Parking Lot Boulders, all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is managed by the city. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes ranging from V1 to V3. Big Chief and Sloper Groper are both V1, and Daddy's Little Daddy is the hardest at V3. The boulders are close together, so it's easy to move from one to another. 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 upper 90s. Mountain bikers can find Top Trail West and Sculpture Falls Drop-In about 7.5 miles away, and Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail is just under 8 miles off.
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