Texas · Rock climbing · Belton

The Pit(Aka Trash Can Wall)

Pit(Aka Trash Can Wall), The is a climbing crag in Texas with 18 routes across 8 difficulty grades.

18 routes
V3 – V11
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Pit(Aka Trash Can Wall)

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, 8.7 mi away at 706 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Pit, also known as Trash Can Wall, 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 Little New Wall and Rogers Park each about 0.1 mile away and Billiards Wall and Hog's Back Caves about 0.2 mile off. The area is a bouldering destination, with 18 routes all rated on the V scale. The grades range from V3 to V11, with the median at V7. Some of the named routes include Cajun queen (V3), Catlin (V7) and Oscar the Grouch (V11). 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. Morgan's Point and Centex Sportsman Cave are both within about 1.5 miles, so climbers can easily pair this area with other climbing in the surrounding recreation area.