Devil’s Lake State Park Campgrounds
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Wisconsin · Rock climbing · Baraboo · Near Spring Green
Fire Rhoad Bluff
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10 routes
- V0 – V5
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Fire Rhoad Bluff is a bouldering area in Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Larry Collins, Gom Jabbar and Tree Tower all about 0.1 mile away, and West Bluff 06 - West Bluff Towers at a similar distance. The boulders here range from V0 to V5, with the hardest route, Bestest Of The Midwestest, at V5. The most comfortable climbing weather typically comes in late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Baraboo show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. That station sits roughly 550 feet lower than the bluff, so temperatures on the bluff run cooler. The Iat - Devil's Lake-Baraboo Connection hike is about 0.7 mile away, and the Iat - Devil's Lake Segment is about 2.7 miles off. Northern Trails and the Iat - Merrimac Segment are both within about 4 miles.
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More in Spring GreenBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Fire Rhoad Bluff
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.
Jan
28° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
32° / 12°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 23°
9 wet
Apr
57° / 34°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 28°
9 wet
Dec
33° / 17°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baraboo, WI, 2.5 mi away at 823 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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