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Mushroom Boulder

Mushroom Boulder in Texas has 6 bouldering routes across 4 difficulty grades.

Mushroom BoulderPhoto: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
V2 – V5+
Bouldering

Best time to visit Mushroom Boulder

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, 15.9 mi away at 3,590 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mushroom Boulder is a bouldering area in Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots and trails, with The Boulder Gardens, Oreo Boulder and Lost Boulder all about 0.2 miles away, and the Rock Garden Trail just as close. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes ranging from V2 to V5+. The easiest is Bloody Shnidbit at V2, and the hardest is High on Fungi at V5+. The names of the routes run the gamut from Champiñón to The Fane of the Psilocybin, and several have been first ascended by climbers including Caleb Abernathy and Casey Eales. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canyon show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 74°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. Other climbing areas within a mile include Indian Springs, and the Rojo Grande Trail and Sunflower Trail are short hikes close by.

Routes (6)

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