Connecticut · Bouldering · Lyme · Near Middletown

Emphasize Me

V5-6
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of seven climbs catalogued in the Zephyr Area of Nehantic State Forest, this route sits in the middle range of the crag's V0 to V8-9 span. First ascent by Mitchell Romanat.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Aces High RV Park

    Campground

    Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Monty's Munchies at The Dinosaur Place

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsJERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Connecticut River Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 8 mi

    Maritime museum in Connecticut, USA

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

More in Middletown
  • Nearby · Balancing Rock · Keeny Road Boulders · East Lyme Property
  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Emphasize Me

    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

      39° / 24°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      41° / 25°

      10 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      47° / 32°

      12 wet · 2 snow

    4. Apr

      57° / 41°

      12 wet

    5. May

      66° / 50°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 59°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 66°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 65°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 58°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 47°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 38°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 30°

      12 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Groton, CT, 11.6 mi away at 40 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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