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Zelda Boulders

Zelda Boulders in Washington has 10 bouldering routes across 9 grades.

Zelda BouldersPhoto: Laurel Fan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
V0 – V10
Bouldering

Best time to visit Zelda Boulders

Best months: July–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

    42° / 31°

    20 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 32°

    17 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 34°

    19 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    59° / 38°

    18 wet

  5. May

    66° / 44°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    69° / 48°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 52°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 52°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 48°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 41°

    16 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 36°

    20 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 32°

    20 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baring, WA, 5 mi away at 770 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Zelda Boulders is a bouldering area in Washington, about 0.2 miles from the town of Index. It sits right next to two other bouldering spots, Zelda Rails Boulder and Open Book Boulder, each about 0.1 miles away, so it's easy to pair with them in one visit. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 10 routes spread across the V0 to V10 range. The easiest is Superstition Slab at V0, and the hardest is The Architect at V10. The median grade is V4, so there's a range of options for climbers of different abilities. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Baring show July and August highs around 77°F with only about seven wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the low 40s and frequent snow days. For a walk, Leovy Trail and Crescent Trail are both about 0.4 miles away. Heybrook Lookout, a campground, is about 1.5 miles off, and Anderson Creek offers canoeing about 2.4 miles away.

Routes (10)

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(C) Main Wall, left side

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(Ca) Dihedral Wall

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(B) Sonic Slab

~1 min drive

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