Wisconsin · Rock climbing · Menomonee Falls

River edge

7 routes
V1 – V6-
Bouldering
Jun–Oct
best months

River edge is a bouldering area in Lime Kilns Park, a city-managed park in Wisconsin. It sits among the park's climbing routes and is listed alongside Lime-Kiln Park, which is about a tenth of a mile away. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated between V1 and V6-, with the median around V4-. The most straightforward is 14 Days Later at V1, and the hardest is EIN HEFTMACHINE! at V6-. Threat Level Midnight is a V4- option. For comfortable weather, late spring through early fall works best. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Germantown run from highs around 66°F in May to about 72°F in September, with July highs near 81°F. The Fond Du Lac Trail is about 1.8 miles away and the Brown Trail about 4.1 miles. Paddlers can reach the Fox River about 6.7 miles off, and the Ausblick Ski Hill sits roughly 8.4 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit River edge

    Best months: 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

      27° / 11°

      9 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      31° / 13°

      8 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      42° / 24°

      9 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      54° / 34°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      66° / 45°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 54°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 60°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 58°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 50°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 39°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      45° / 28°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      33° / 18°

      10 wet · 5 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Germantown, WI, 4.2 mi away at 850 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)