Block Top Boulder
Block Top Boulder in Utah has 12 bouldering routes across 10 grades.
Photo: Greg Gebhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 12 routes
- V0 – V9+
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Block Top Boulder
Best months: March–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.
Jan
44° / 21°
6 wet · 1 snow
Feb
52° / 27°
6 wet · 1 snow
Mar
65° / 36°
6 wet
Apr
72° / 43°
5 wet
May
83° / 51°
5 wet
Jun
94° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 66°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 64°
6 wet
Sep
88° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
74° / 42°
5 wet
Nov
57° / 30°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 22°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab, UT, 6.2 mi away at 4,053 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Block Top Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 0.1 mile from the Black Box and Army of Darkness Boulder. It sits among several other bouldering spots, making it an easy addition to a day spent exploring the cluster. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 12 routes ranging from V0 to V9+. The easiest is Descent at V0, and the hardest is Eric's at V9+. Brown Power is a V4, and Slappin the Block is a V6. The routes are close together, so it's easy to move from one to another. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Moab show April highs around 72°F and October highs around 74°F, while July averages near 99°F. Camping is close by at Upper Big Bend Campground and Big Bend Group Sites, both about 0.3 mile away. For a hike, Windows Sand Loop is about 3.5 miles off.
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