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Holy Boulders

Holy Boulders in Texas has 5 bouldering routes across 4 difficulty grades.

Holy BouldersPhoto: Alexander Hatley, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
V1 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit Holy Boulders

Best months: March–May and September–November. 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

    52° / 23°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    56° / 25°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    65° / 33°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 42°

    4 wet

  5. May

    82° / 53°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 62°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 67°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 65°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 57°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    74° / 44°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 32°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    52° / 24°

    3 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyon, TX, 14.7 mi away at 3,590 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Holy Boulders is a climbing area in Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits within the park's state park land unit, and the surrounding area is packed with other climbing and hiking options, so it works well as a stop in a longer visit to the park. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canyon, Texas, show October highs around 74°F with lows near 44°F, and April is similar at about 73°F by day and 42°F at night. That station sits about 700 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures up high run cooler. Sorenson Point and Sorenson Point (Bouldering) are both within a quarter mile, and the Givens, Spicer and Lowry Trail and the Kiowa hike are each about 0.3 miles away. For a change of pace, the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River offers canoeing about 7 miles off.

Routes (5)

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