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Oreo Boulder

Oreo Boulder in Texas has 5 bouldering routes on rock with 5 difficulty grades.

5 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Oreo 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, 15.8 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.

Oreo Boulder is a bouldering area inside Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas, managed by State Park and Recreation. The surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with The Boulder Gardens and Lost Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and Mushroom Boulder about 0.2 mile away. The Rojo Grande Trail and Sunflower Trail are hiking options within a third of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes ranging from V0 to V4. Oreo Warmup is the easiest at V0, and Unnamed 1 is the hardest at V4. Double Stuffed, a V1-2 boulder, was first climbed on Sept 8, 2018. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canyon, Texas, show October highs around 74°F and April highs around 73°F, with summer highs climbing into the low 90s. Indian Springs is another climbing area about 0.9 mile away, and the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River offers canoeing roughly 5 miles off.

Routes (5)

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