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Rock climbing in Wisconsin

The 142 climbing areas Cordada has in Wisconsin, with 3,681 routes. For each one: its grades (YDS and V-scale), which way the walls face and the best season.

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Areas

142

Routes

3,681

With a page

142

Half the routes

5.6–5.10c

// The map

Where they are

Boundaries © Natural Earth

// The grades

Grades in Wisconsin

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.14c. Half are between 5.6 and 5.10c.

468

251

238

179

216

163

125

40

1

Boulders by grade

From VB to V12. Half are between V1 and V5.

200

203

278

221

171

121

86

56

64

26

11

6

1

// The crags

Areas by size

GRADES · ROCK · ROUTES

01East Bluff 04 - East Rampart5.0–5.13d · Quartzite · Trad · Top rope289 routes 02West Bluff CentralV0–V12 · Quartzite · Bouldering140 boulders 03East Bluff 03 - West of the Quarry5.4–5.12d · Quartzite · Trad108 routes 04Interstate Park5.4–5.13c · boulders V0–V9 · Volcanic · Bouldering · Trad105 routes and boulders 05Rib MountainV0–V10 · Volcanic · Bouldering104 boulders 06Necedah (Petenwell Rock)5.0–5.13b · Sandstone · Trad · Sport97 routes 07East Bluff 07 - Railroad Tracks5.2–5.13b · Quartzite · Trad93 routes 08Grandad Bluff5.5–5.13a · boulders V0–V7 · Sandstone · Sport85 routes and boulders 09West Bluff 02 - Misery Rocks & The Pantry5.0–5.12a · Quartzite · Trad76 routes 10Westby BoulderingV0–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering73 boulders 115.3 - Doorway Rocks - Major Mass5.1–5.12b · Quartzite · Trad72 routes 1203. The ReserveV0–V10 · Quartzite · Bouldering70 boulders 13East Bluff 06 - Balanced Rock5.2–5.11c · Quartzite · Trad · Top rope70 routes 141: Prospect Point Rampart5.2–5.13a · Quartzite · Trad69 routes 15Rattlesnake MoundV0–V10 · routes 5.3–5.10d · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad69 routes and boulders 161. North SideV0–V8 · routes 5.4–5.12c · Shale · Bouldering69 routes and boulders 17Backbone RidgeV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering68 boulders 18Group CampsV0–V8 · routes 5.3–5.13a · Sandstone · Bouldering · Sport66 routes and boulders 19West Bluff SouthV0–V9 · Quartzite · Bouldering63 boulders 20Black River FallsV0–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering59 boulders 21Chute Pond County ParkV0–V9 · Granite · Bouldering58 boulders 22West Bluff 03 - Cleo Amphitheater5.2–5.11a · Quartzite · Trad57 routes 23East Bluff 02 - East of the Quarry5.4–5.11d · boulders V0+–V4 · Quartzite · Trad55 routes and boulders 24Devil's Lake BoulderingV0–V11 · Quartzite · Bouldering51 boulders 25East Bluff 08 - North End5.2–5.12b · Quartzite · Trad50 routes 26East Bluff South FaceV0–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering49 boulders 27Willow River State Park5.9–5.14c · Dolomite · Sport48 routes 28East Bluff 05 - Potholes Area5.2–5.12d · Quartzite · Trad48 routes 29East Bluff 01 - Sandstone Area5.3–5.13b · Quartzite · Trad · Top rope47 routes 30Boulder 81V0–V6 · Granite · Bouldering43 boulders 31The Fishin' Crag (Castle Rock South)5.7–5.13a · boulders V0–V8 · Dolomite · Sport · Trad42 routes and boulders 32Hillbilly Hollow5.5–5.13a · Sandstone · Sport · Trad40 routes 33Hagar Mountain (North)V1–V10 · Basalt · Bouldering40 boulders 341. Box Canyon BouldersV0–V11 · Sandstone · Bouldering40 boulders 35South BluffV0–V8 · Quartzite · Bouldering34 boulders 36West Bluff 04 - Great Tower Area5.2–5.12d · Quartzite · Trad34 routes 37West Bluff 06 - West Bluff Towers5.2–5.13d · Quartzite · Trad33 routes 38Plan B AreaV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering32 boulders 39Mount VernonV0+–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering31 boulders 40Blackhawk Lake Recreation AreaV0–V5 · routes 5.5–5.9 · Sandstone · Bouldering · Top rope30 routes and boulders 41Barrel RidgeV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering30 boulders 42Steinke BasinV0–V4 · routes 5.4–5.11d · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad29 routes and boulders 43Potholes TrailV0–V6 · Volcanic · Bouldering29 boulders 44Dave's Falls County ParkV0–V11 · Granite · Bouldering27 boulders 4501. SurpriseV0–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering24 boulders 46Dudley Davis Quarry ParkV0–V3 · routes 5.7–5.11a · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad23 routes and boulders 47Hillbilly BoulderingV0–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering23 boulders 48West Bluff 07 - North Woods5.3–5.12a · Sandstone · Trad23 routes 49Linkups, Contrivances, Oddities and Triflings5.0–5.13b · Quartzite · Trad23 routes 50Milwaukee LakefrontV1–V6 · Limestone · Bouldering21 boulders 51West Bluff 05 - West Rampart5.4–5.12a · Quartzite · Trad21 routes 52Cox HollowV0–V5 · routes 5.6–5.12d · Sandstone · Bouldering21 routes and boulders 536. Group Camp GV1–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering21 boulders 54Twin ValleyV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering20 boulders 55Ledge ParkV0–V4 · routes 5.1–5.9 · Shale · Bouldering19 routes and boulders 5602. Ghost TalusV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering18 boulders 57Jim FallsV0+–V3 · Gneiss · Bouldering18 boulders 58The M (Platte Mound)V0–V2 · Dolomite · Bouldering17 boulders 59Wildcat MountainV0–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering17 boulders 6003. Near East5.4–5.11c · Sandstone · Trad17 routes 61Steinke WallV0–V9 · routes 5.4–5.10a · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad17 routes and boulders 62Old Orchard PassV0–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering16 boulders 63Skillet Creek5.5–5.11d · boulders V0–V7 · Quartzite · Trad · Bouldering16 routes and boulders 644. Danny's Imaginary BouldersV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering16 boulders 65West Bluff 01 - Stettner Rocks5.1–5.8 · Quartzite · Trad16 routes 66Jake's RockV1–V3 · Dolomite · Bouldering16 boulders 67Owens Rock5.5–5.12a · boulders V0 · Sandstone · Trad · Top rope15 routes and boulders 68Bob's RockV0–V2 · routes 5.6–5.10a · Granite · Bouldering · Top rope15 routes and boulders 69Ice Age TrailV0–V8 · Quartzite · Bouldering15 boulders 70Blue Hills5.6–5.11c · boulders V1–V5 · Quartzite · Top rope15 routes and boulders 71East Bluff SouthV0–V6 · Quartzite · Bouldering14 boulders 72Twin Valley NorthV0–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering14 boulders 732. West SideV2–V5 · routes 5.9–5.11a · Dolomite · Bouldering · Top rope14 routes and boulders 74Sandstone AreaV0–V5 · Quartzite · Bouldering14 boulders 75Nelligan LakeV2–V7 · Volcanic · Bouldering13 boulders 763. South SideV2–V7 · Dolomite · Bouldering13 boulders 77Southwest Bluff (Sauk Hill)V2–V8 · Quartzite · Bouldering12 boulders 78Cave Point County Park (Door County)V0–V4 · Dolomite · Bouldering12 boulders 79Donald Park5.6–5.11c · boulders V0–V3 · Sandstone · Top rope · Bouldering12 routes and boulders 80Governor Thompson State ParkV0–V8 · Granite · Bouldering11 boulders 81Big Falls County ParkV2–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering10 boulders 82Oak Leaf Bike Trail - WilsonV0–V4 · Limestone · Bouldering10 boulders 83Tiny Bubbles AreaV0–V4 · Volcanic · Bouldering10 boulders 84River Area BouldersV0–V4 · Volcanic · Bouldering9 boulders 85Monico BouldersV1–V6 · Volcanic · Bouldering9 boulders 86Big Ben (Green Bay, Brown County, WI)V0–V3 · Shale · Bouldering9 boulders 87Redgranite QuarryV0–V3 · Rhyolite · Bouldering9 boulders 8807. Midwest Connection TalusV0–V7 · Quartzite · Bouldering9 boulders 89Central SandstoneV2–V4 · routes 5.0 · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad8 routes and boulders 90UW Madison CampusV0–V5 · Sandstone · Bouldering8 boulders 91Northeast side of Narrows CreekV2–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering8 boulders 92Lime-Kiln ParkV1–V5 · Dolomite · Bouldering8 boulders 93Garner Park ShelterV0–V2 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 94Morass AreaV0–V1 · Volcanic · Bouldering7 boulders 95Mt. Simon5.6–5.9 · Sandstone · Top rope7 routes 96Point Loop TrailV1–V3 · Conglomerate · Bouldering6 boulders 97Cedar Hills CampgroundV0–V3 · Dolomite · Bouldering6 boulders 98The ComplexV1–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering6 boulders 994. The Stairs and Tower Areas5.0–5.10a · Dolomite · Top rope · Trad6 routes 100Wolf RockV1 · Volcanic · Bouldering5 boulders 101University Of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeV1–V2 · Limestone · Bouldering5 boulders 102Juniper Rock BoulderingV1 · Basalt · Bouldering5 boulders 103Above the Road AreaVolcanic4 routes 104Hoyt Park ShelterV1–V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering4 boulders 105Sauk Prairie Recreation Area (Forbidden Rocks)V4–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering4 boulders 106Madeline IslandV5–V7 · Bouldering4 boulders 107Lower and Upper TwinV2–V6 · Volcanic · Bouldering4 boulders 108South Bluff Towers5.4–5.7 · Quartzite · Top rope · Trad3 routes 109Madison West Side AreaSandstone3 routes 110Mountain, WI Bouldering AreaV0+–V1 · Basalt · Bouldering3 boulders 111Camp Randall Stadium AreaSandstone3 routes 112Sauk Point AreaV1 · Quartzite · Bouldering3 boulders 113Baraboo AreaV0–V5 · Sandstone · Bouldering3 boulders 114The other sideV0 · Gneiss · Bouldering2 boulders 115Morgan County ParkV5–V7 · Basalt · Bouldering2 boulders 116Quartz Hill TrailV0–V1 · Quartzite · Bouldering2 boulders 117The Great Wall (Green Bay, Brown County, WI)V1–V3 · Shale · Bouldering2 boulders 118Above the Road StripVolcanic2 routes 119Pier County ParkV8 · Gneiss · Bouldering2 boulders 120Eau ClaireV2 · Sandstone · Bouldering2 boulders 121Rock Behind the Rugby FieldV2 · Dolomite · Bouldering2 boulders 122DunbarV6 · Gneiss · Bouldering2 boulders 123420th Bluff5.11a–5.11c · Sandstone · Top rope2 routes 124Stockton IslandV4–V5 · Conglomerate · Bouldering2 boulders 125RadioShack OffwidthV0 · Dolomite · Bouldering2 boulders 126Lafayette & Summit5.7 · boulders V1 · Limestone · Bouldering · Trad2 routes and boulders 127Stoughton, WI5.7 · Sandstone · Trad1 route 128Milwaukee BayviewDolomite1 route 129Niagara BoulderingVolcanic1 route 130UW Stout CampusV0 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 boulder 131Razor WallGneiss1 route 132Gibraltar Rock5.8 · Sandstone · Sport1 route 1335. The Reserve5.11c · Dolomite · Top rope1 route 134Stevens Point BuilderingV3 · Volcanic · Bouldering1 boulder 135Bank Buildering5.8 · Sandstone · Trad1 route 136La Crosse BlufflandsV5 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 boulder 137Oak Leaf Bike Trail - SidneyLimestone1 route 138Oak Leaf Trail - North Point Lighthouse5.10d · Limestone · Trad1 route 139East Bluff NorthV9 · Quartzite · Bouldering1 boulder 140Wisconsin DellsSandstone1 route 1414. Group Camp B5.12d · Sandstone · Top rope1 route 142Lake Edge ParkV0 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 boulder

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.