Holiday Hill Day Camp and Recreation Center
Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Rock climbing · Mansfield Center · Near Danielson
Black Racer
- 5.6
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
One of 13 routes catalogued at Lower Tier, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.0 to 5.9.
Around this trail
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If it rainsJJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsRailroad museum in Willimantic, Connecticut
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Best time to visit Black Racer
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
35° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
37° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 38°
11 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
40° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Storrs, CT, 2.6 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
