AMC Wall
- 8 routes
- 5.5 – 5.9+
- Trad
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
AMC Wall is a climbing area in Connecticut's Hubbard Park, on city land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Amphitheater, Rite of Spring and East Peak all about half a mile away. The area has eight trad routes, all rated between 5.5 and 5.9+. The easiest is Seamy at 5.5, and the hardest is L'Anarchiste at 5.9+. The routes were first climbed in the early 1980s by climbers including Paul Duval, Joe Landry, Ken Nichols and Franco Ghiggeri. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Meriden run from highs around 70°F in May to about 75°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. That station sits roughly 860 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. The Riverbound Orange Trail and Ives Blue Trail are both within about 1.5 miles, and the Quinnipiac River offers paddling about 4 miles away.
- AmphitheaterRock climbing0.5 mi
- Rite of SpringRock climbing0.5 mi
- Dihedral SectionRock climbing0.5 mi
- East PeakRock climbing0.5 mi
- Riverbound Orange TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Ives Blue TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Ives Red TrailHiking1.5 mi
Quinnipiac RiverCanoeingPhoto: Arthur Dutra IV, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
A-Frame WallRock climbing · ~16 min drivePhoto: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cracked WallRock climbing · ~16 min drivePhoto: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Central ValleyRock climbing · ~16 min drivePhoto: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Top of the White TrailRock climbing · ~16 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The ChinRock climbing · ~16 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Between the Chin and ChestRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- AmphitheaterRock climbing · Next door
- Rite of SpringRock climbing · Next door
- Dihedral SectionRock climbing · Next door
- East PeakRock climbing · Next door
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Best time to visit AMC 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
37° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
11 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meriden Markham Muni Ap, CT, 3.5 mi away at 103 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
