Wisconsin · Rock climbing · Baraboo

Baraboo Range

5 routes
V5- – V7
Bouldering
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Baraboo Range is a climbing area in Wisconsin, about 2 miles from the town of West Baraboo. It is a bouldering destination, with five routes listed, and the closest neighbors are the Iat - Baraboo Segment and Iat - Baraboo-Chaffee Creek Connection hikes, both about 1.4 miles away. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes run from V5- to V7 on the V scale and from 5.10 to 5.10+ on the YDS scale. Two of the named routes are Pinagigi at 5.10 and Sparks at 5.10+. For a change of pace, Pinecone Pass and Hastings Trail offer cross-country skiing about 4 miles away. Skillet Creek Wall (Coyote Canyon) is a climbing area roughly 5 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Baraboo Range

    Best months: April and June–October. 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

      28° / 10°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      32° / 12°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 23°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 34°

      11 wet

    5. May

      70° / 46°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 56°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 60°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 58°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 50°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 38°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      45° / 28°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      33° / 17°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baraboo, WI, 3.7 mi away at 823 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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