Texas · Rock climbing · Belton

Little Cave

Little Cave in Texas has 12 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

12 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Best time to visit Little Cave

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° / 36°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 39°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    71° / 46°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    78° / 54°

    8 wet

  5. May

    84° / 63°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 70°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 72°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 72°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 66°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 56°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 46°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 38°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stillhouse Hollow Dam, TX, 8.8 mi away at 706 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Little Cave is a bouldering area in the Belton Recreation Area in Texas, managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Abase Wall and Billiards Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Rogers Park about 0.2 mile off. The area is best suited to boulderers, with 12 boulder problems on record, ranging from V0- to V3. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Stillhouse Hollow Dam weather station, about 9 miles away, show April highs near 78°F and October highs near 81°F, while July and August average around 95°F. The routes here are all boulders, and the grade range runs from V0- to V3. Serpentine Traverse and Wadder Direct are the hardest, both at V3, while Cool Breeze and The Chin sit at V0.