Connecticut · Rock climbing · Thomaston · Near Middletown

Artemis

5.4
grade
Trad Gear
style
Apr–Oct
best months

The easiest of eight routes catalogued at Right End, established by Al Carilli, Micah Richard 8/27/16.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Mattatuck

    Campground

    Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Popeyes

    Fast food

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsJllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Mattatuck Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

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More in Middletown
  • Nearby · Whitestone Cliffs · Upper Tier · Jericho Cliff (Junkyard)
  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Artemis

    Best months: April–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.

    1. Jan

      36° / 17°

      10 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      39° / 18°

      9 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      47° / 26°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      59° / 36°

      11 wet

    5. May

      70° / 47°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 57°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 62°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 60°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 53°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 41°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 32°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 24°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burlington, CT, 13.6 mi away at 505 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Right End — the crag this route is on
Right End, Connecticut — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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