Zelda Rails Boulder
Zelda Rails Boulder is a bouldering area in Washington with 8 routes.
Photo: Laurel Fan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 8 routes
- V0+ – V12
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Zelda Rails Boulder
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.
Jan
42° / 31°
20 wet · 4 snow
Feb
47° / 32°
17 wet · 2 snow
Mar
52° / 34°
19 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 38°
18 wet
May
66° / 44°
16 wet
Jun
69° / 48°
13 wet
Jul
77° / 52°
7 wet
Aug
77° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
71° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 41°
16 wet
Nov
47° / 36°
20 wet · 2 snow
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 Rails Boulder is a bouldering area in Washington, about 0.2 miles from the town of Index. It sits right next to Zelda Boulders and Open Book Boulder, both within a tenth of a mile, so it makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the cluster of boulders around town. The climbing here is all bouldering, with eight routes spread across the V0+ to V12 range. The median grade is V4, and the hardest is Temple of Time at V12, first climbed by Wyatt Rosenthal in July 2024. Zelda Rails and A Link to the Past are both V4, and Epona is a V2. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Baring weather station 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. The Leovy Trail and Crescent Trail are both about 0.4 miles away for a walk, and Heybrook Lookout is 1.5 miles off for an overnight stay.
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