Texas · Rock climbing · Lake Brownwood

Holladay Way & Critter Land

Holladay Way & Critter Land in Texas has 5 sport climbing routes on 2 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.7 – 5.8
Sport

Best time to visit Holladay Way & Critter Land

Best months: October–May. 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

    60° / 32°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    63° / 36°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 44°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    79° / 51°

    5 wet

  5. May

    85° / 62°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 69°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 72°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    97° / 72°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 65°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 53°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 42°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 34°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brownwood 2ene, TX, 7.7 mi away at 1,394 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Holladay Way & Critter Land is a climbing area in Texas, sitting right next to Lake Brownwood, about a tenth of a mile from town. It is a small cluster of sport routes, and the name "Critter Land" points to the Critter Flake and Critter Shield routes among them. The area is part of a larger network of climbing spots in the Lake Brownwood area. The Last Wall, Brownwood and Cottonmouth Canyon all lie about a tenth of a mile away, and Trifecta Boulders is just as close. That makes it easy to string together a day of climbing on several different crags. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Brownwood show April highs around 79°F and October highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The routes here are all sport, and they run from 5.7 to 5.8 on the YDS scale. The Critter Flake and The Sequal are both 5.7, and Never Say Never is 5.8.

Routes (5)