Wolf Rock
- 5 routes
- V1
- Bouldering
- May–Sep
- best months
Wolf Rock is a bouldering area in Northern Highland State Forest in northern Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits about 5 miles from Starrett Lake Campground, the closest nearby base for supplies and lodging. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes listed, and all of them are rated V1 on the V scale. Four of the five routes are V1, and the fifth, Crab Crawl, is also V1. John Knoernschild first climbed several of them in August 2007, including Slap Happy, Wolf's Face and Wolf's Nose. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St Germain run to highs around 75°F in July, with lows in the mid-50s. Winters are severe, with January highs near 20°F and lows around 1°F.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Wolf Rock
Best months: May–September. 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
20° / 1°
8 wet
Feb
25° / 2°
7 wet
Mar
36° / 13°
8 wet
Apr
49° / 26°
11 wet
May
63° / 40°
12 wet
Jun
72° / 51°
12 wet
Jul
75° / 56°
12 wet
Aug
73° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
66° / 47°
11 wet
Oct
52° / 34°
11 wet
Nov
37° / 22°
10 wet
Dec
25° / 9°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St Germain, WI, 8.6 mi away at 1,643 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
