Star Destroyer Area
- 6 routes
- V1 – V5
- Bouldering
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Star Destroyer Area is a bouldering area in Quincy Bluff And Wetlands Natural Area in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Kutcher's Bluff, House Boulder Area, Main Cliff West and Main Cliff East all about 0.1 mile away. The area's six routes are all boulders, graded from V1 to V5. Star Destroyer left is the hardest at V5, and Star destroyer right is V3. Trust the sand is V1, and Take me to your sloper is V4. The names of the routes suggest a mix of styles, from the straightforward Trust the sand to the sloper in Take me to your sloper. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Friendship weather station run from highs around 79°F in June to about 82°F in July, with no snow days from May through September. Winter is cold, with January highs near 25°F and snow on about eight days that month. The closest climbing is right next door, and the Acorn Trail (3.55 mi) and Spring Peeper Trail (0.65 mi) are about 8.7 miles away for cross-country skiing.
- Kutcher's BluffRock climbing0.1 mi
- House Boulder AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- Main Cliff WestRock climbing0.1 mi
- Main Cliff EastRock climbing0.1 mi
- Acorn Trail (3.55 mi)Cross-country skiing8.7 mi
- Spring Peeper Trail (0.65mi)Cross-country skiing8.7 mi
- Mound Trail (0.3 mi)Cross-country skiing9 mi
- Chickadee Rock Nature Trail (0.34 mi)Cross-country skiing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Smooth Operator AreaRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- El ParasolRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The InstrumentalsRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Main Cliff WestRock climbing · Next door
- Main Cliff EastRock climbing · Next door
- Sawyer's BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Quincy Bluff and Wetland ReserveRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Central SandstoneRock climbing · ~15 min drive
- Coyote TowerRock climbing · ~25 min drive
- Y-Crack WallRock climbing · ~25 min drive
Best time to visit Star Destroyer Area
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.
Jan
25° / 6°
10 wet · 8 snow
Feb
30° / 9°
9 wet · 8 snow
Mar
42° / 21°
10 wet · 4 snow
Apr
56° / 32°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
69° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
44° / 25°
9 wet · 3 snow
Dec
31° / 14°
10 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Friendship, WI, 6.9 mi away at 945 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
