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Land of a Thousand Boulders

Land of a Thousand Boulders in Utah has 45 bouldering routes across 15 grades.

Land of a Thousand BouldersPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
45 routes
V0 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit Land of a Thousand Boulders

Best months: May–June and September. 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

    36° / 8°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 14°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    56° / 23°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    65° / 29°

    5 wet

  5. May

    75° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 44°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 52°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 50°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 41°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 30°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 17°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 10°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wellington 3 E, UT, 14.7 mi away at 5,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Land of a Thousand Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Price Field Office, about 15 miles from the town of Wellington. The name points to the density of boulders here, and the surrounding area holds several named boulders and sectors within a short distance, including Sector Boulder Area, Hammerhead Boulder and Ship Wreck, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing is all bouldering, with 45 routes spread across the area. Grades run from V0 to V10, with the median at V5. Some of the named routes include Chickenhead (V0), The Bad (V5) and Cretaceous Sit (V10). Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wellington show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F.

Routes (45)

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