Tower Warmup Area
- 5 routes
- V0 – V2+
- Bouldering
- Jul–Oct
- best months
Tower Warmup Area is a bouldering area inside Rib Mountain State Park in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The name suggests its purpose: it's a short, easy introduction to the climbing in this part of the park, with five boulder problems that sit at the V0 and V2 levels of the V scale. The routes here are all boulders. The easiest are Warm Up 1 and Warm Up 3, both at V0, and Warm Up 2 at V0+. Buddha Belly is the hardest at V2+. Corner the Queen, also at V2, was first climbed by Stinky. The problems are close together, so you can move from one to the next without much time between them. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wausau put July highs around 80°F and lows near 59°F, though that station sits well below the park, so temperatures up high run cooler. The Tower Warmup Area is part of a cluster of climbing spots in the park. Star Wars Boulder, Pimpin' Wall and Headstone Area are each about 0.1 mile away. For a walk, the Yellow Trail and Red Trail are about 0.2 mile off.
- Star Wars BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Pimpin' WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Headstone AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- JurassicsRock climbing0.1 mi
- Yellow TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Red TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Granite Peak Ski AreaDownhill skiing0.4 mi
- Quarry TrailHiking0.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Star Wars BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Pimpin' WallRock climbing · Next door
- Headstone AreaRock climbing · Next door
- JurassicsRock climbing · Next door
- Wrestling with AlligatorsRock climbing · Next door
- Rib MountainRock climbing · Next door
- Emperor's BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Northern Lookout PointRock climbing · Next door
- Smell the MossRock climbing · Next door
- PaddockRock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit Tower Warmup Area
Best months: July–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
23° / 7°
10 wet
Feb
27° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
40° / 21°
10 wet
Apr
54° / 32°
12 wet
May
67° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 55°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 59°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 49°
11 wet
Oct
56° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
40° / 25°
10 wet
Dec
28° / 13°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wausau Dwtn Ap, WI, 3.4 mi away at 1,181 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
