Texas · Rock climbing · Austin

The Hot Spot [name pending]

7-route bouldering crag in Texas with 4 difficulty grades.

7 routes
V0 – V7
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Hot Spot [name pending]

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

    59° / 37°

  2. Feb

    64° / 41°

  3. Mar

    73° / 48°

  4. Apr

    79° / 54°

  5. May

    86° / 63°

  6. Jun

    93° / 70°

  7. Jul

    96° / 72°

  8. Aug

    97° / 71°

  9. Sep

    90° / 66°

  10. Oct

    81° / 55°

  11. Nov

    71° / 46°

  12. Dec

    62° / 39°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin 6s, TX, 3.9 mi away at 570 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Hot Spot is a bouldering area in the Barton Creek Greenbelt in Austin, Texas, on city-managed land. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Mr. Bubble Boulder and Urban Assault Bouldering each about 0.1 mile away and Gus Fruh aka Fern Bar Area about 0.3 mile off. The area is a compact, close-together set of boulders rather than a long route, and it works well as a short stop for climbers already exploring the Greenbelt. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Austin show April highs around 79°F and October highs around 81°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes ranging from V0 to V7. The easiest are Hand Jugs at V0 and Hand Slabs at V0-1, and the hardest is The Hard Bulge Problem at V7. Badass Arete and Hand Crack are both V2.

Routes (7)

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