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Connecticut · Rock climbing · Bethel · Near Mount Kisco
Big Easy Block
- 7 routes
- V0 – V1-2
- Bouldering
- Apr
- best months
Big Easy Block is a bouldering area in Connecticut, about 1.8 miles from West Redding. It sits among several other climbing spots, with West Side, Queen Boulder and Umpawaug Wall all about 0.1 mile away, so it works well as part of a day spent exploring the cluster of boulders in this corner of the state. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes are rated from V0-1 up to V1-2. The most common grade is V1, with seven routes in total. Camel Walk, The Sloth and You Enjoy Myself are the easiest, at V0-1, and Hobknobbin' is the hardest, at V1-2. Morgan Patterson is listed as the first ascender for several of these. For a change from the rocks, Split Rock Trail and The Lariat are both about 0.6 mile away. Paddlers can head to the Still River, roughly 4.8 miles off, or the Norwalk River, about 7.1 miles away.
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Best time to visit Big Easy Block
Best months: April. 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
36° / 18°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
10 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 37°
12 wet
May
69° / 46°
14 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
14 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
14 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
13 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury Muni Ap, CT, 4.3 mi away at 457 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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