Utah · Rock climbing · St. George

Bird Nest Boulder

Bird Nest Boulder in Utah has 9 climbing routes with bouldering pads, mixed, and sport styles.

9 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Bird Nest Boulder

Best months: February–May and October–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

    54° / 28°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 32°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 39°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 46°

    3 wet

  5. May

    85° / 55°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 64°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 72°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    100° / 70°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 61°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 35°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 28°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 1.7 mi away at 2,857 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Bird Nest Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the St. George Field Office of southern Utah, about a mile from the town of St. George. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Toehook Area, Pioneer Park and The Convent all within about a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is bouldering, with seven boulder problems and one mixed route among the nine listed. Grades run from V0 to V3 on the V scale and from 5.10a to 5.11d on the YDS scale. Bird Nest Traverse, Cutfinger Traverse and Robin the Cradle are all V0, and Fowl Play is the hardest at V3. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. George show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages about 102°F. Pioneer Hills and Brooks Nature Trail are both within half a mile for a walk after climbing. Fort Pearce Wash, about 10 miles away, offers paddling.

Routes (9)

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