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Wisconsin · Rock climbing · Dodgeville · Near Spring Green
Cannon Boulder
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- V2-3 – V11
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Cannon Boulder is a bouldering area in Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of other boulders, with Box Canyon Boulders, Mustache Boulder and Seein' Elle Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes ranging from V2-3 to V11. The hardest is The Monster In The Mirror at V11, and the easiest is Funky Tut at V2-3. Cannons is a V6 route, and The Basilisk AKA Cannons Sit is V8+. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dodgeville run from highs around 78°F in June to about 81°F in July, with September easing to highs near 72°F. Winters are cold, with January highs around 26°F and several snowy days each month from December through February. For a walk, Pine Cliff Trail is about 0.9 mile away and Lost Canyon Trail about 1.1 mile. Otter Creek, a paddling spot, is roughly 8 miles off.
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More in Spring GreenBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Cannon Boulder
Best months: April–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.
Jan
26° / 9°
9 wet · 6 snow
Feb
31° / 12°
8 wet · 5 snow
Mar
43° / 23°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
56° / 34°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
68° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
81° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 49°
9 wet
Oct
59° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
44° / 26°
9 wet · 2 snow
Dec
31° / 16°
9 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dodgeville Wwtp, WI, 3.6 mi away at 1,118 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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