Winter Wall
- 42 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.14-
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Winter Wall is a climbing area in Barn Bluff Park in Wisconsin, on city land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including The East End, Annadonia Area and Cyclops Area, all within about a tenth of a mile. The park's city management makes it a straightforward base for a day of climbing in the area. The climbing here is sport-oriented, with 36 sport routes and a few trad and mixed options. The grade range runs from 5.7+ up to 5.14-, with the median around 5.12b. Among the named routes are A Drilling Experience at 5.11b, Rock Pigs at 5.12c and OSS at 5.14-. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Red Wing, Minnesota, show July highs around 82°F with lows near 62°F, while January highs average about 23°F. Memorial Park (Red Wing) is about half a mile away across the state line in Minnesota, and the South Trail hike is about 0.4 miles off.
- The East EndRock climbing0.1 mi
- Annadonia AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- Cyclops AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- Perfect Crimb AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- New Vice AreaRock climbing0.2 mi
- Large Roof AreaRock climbing0.2 mi
South TrailHikingPhoto: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- Memorial Park (Red Wing)Rock climbing0.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Annadonia AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Cyclops AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Perfect Crimb AreaRock climbing · Next door
- New Vice AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Large Roof AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Memorial Park (Red Wing)Rock climbing · Next door
- The Hastings PitRock climbing · ~33 min drive
- Canidae Cliff (Hammond)Rock climbing · ~43 min drive
- Willow River State ParkRock climbing · ~55 min drive
- Stillwater Ice (Stillwater)Rock climbing · ~1h 4m drive
Best time to visit Winter Wall
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
23° / 6°
8 wet
Feb
28° / 9°
7 wet
Mar
41° / 22°
9 wet
Apr
55° / 36°
11 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 39°
10 wet
Nov
42° / 26°
8 wet
Dec
29° / 14°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Red Wing Dam 3, MN, 5.2 mi away at 677 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
