Nightmare
- 5 routes
- V1 – V7-8
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Nightmare is a bouldering area in Wisconsin, sitting about half a mile from the town of Mount Vernon. It's a short walk from the town itself, and several other climbing areas lie just as close, including Mount Vernon, Overlook and Equestria, all within about a tenth of a mile. The area holds five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest is Scootaloo at V1, and the hardest is Nightmare Moon at V7. Derpy Hooves runs V7-8, and Sunset Shimmer is another V1. The boulders are the main feature here, and the routes offer a range of difficulty for climbers of different levels. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 62°F, and September still reaches about 73°F by day. Winter is cold, with January highs averaging around 26°F. Paddlers can head about 2.3 miles to the West Branch Sugar River, and the Sugar River is about 4.9 miles away. Hikers have the Verona Trail at roughly 6.5 miles and the IAT - Madison-Valley View Connection at about 7.1 miles.
- Mount VernonRock climbing0.1 mi
- OverlookRock climbing0.1 mi
- EquestriaRock climbing0.1 mi
- West Branch Sugar RiverCanoeing2.3 mi
Sugar RiverCanoeingPhoto: Ylem, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)4.9 mi- Verona TrailHiking6.5 mi
- Iat - Madison-Valley View ConnectionHiking7.1 mi
- Iat - Verona SegmentHiking7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Nightmare
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
26° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 13°
8 wet
Mar
43° / 24°
9 wet
Apr
56° / 35°
12 wet
May
68° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
60° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
32° / 16°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charmany Farm, WI, 12 mi away at 1,046 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
