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Connecticut · Rock climbing · Woodbridge · Near Middletown
Frankenrock
- 20 routes
- V0 – V9-10
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Frankenrock is a bouldering area in Connecticut, about a mile from the town of West Hills. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Judges Cave and the Regicides Trail both about a mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with 20 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 up to V9-10, with the median around V4-5. Lean on Me is the easiest, a V0 boulder, and Hard Consolation Prize is the hardest, at V9-10. Tree Hugger and Vice Lane are also among the more commonly climbed routes. For a change from the rocks, the West Rock Trail and the Regicides Trail are both about a mile away. Judges Cave is a climbing area at a similar distance, and the Old Oak Nature Trail Loop is about 1.3 miles off.
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More in Middletown
Regicides TrailHikingPhoto: ethan.long, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi- Judges CaveRock climbing1 mi
West Rock TrailHikingPhoto: ethan.long, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi
Old Oak Nature Trail LoopHikingPhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- South ButtressRock climbing1.4 mi
UnblazedHikingPhoto: ethan.long, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.4 mi- Ball Field SlabsRock climbing1.4 mi
- Toni Harp BlocRock climbingPhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Toni Harp BlocRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Between the Chin and ChestRock climbing · ~13 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The ChinRock climbing · ~13 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Top of the White TrailRock climbing · ~13 min drivePhoto: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Kettletown State ParkRock climbing · ~22 min drivePhoto: H. Morrow Long, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Judges CaveRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- West Rock State ParkRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- South ButtressRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Ball Field SlabsRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Old Quarry WallsRock climbing · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Frankenrock
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.
Jan
36° / 18°
9 wet
Feb
38° / 19°
8 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
9 wet
Apr
58° / 37°
10 wet
May
69° / 47°
11 wet
Jun
77° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
82° / 63°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 62°
8 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
8 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ansonia 1 Ne, CT, 5.6 mi away at 136 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (20)
ProjectV-easyLean on MeFA: David NeiderV0Animal CrossingV1-2Easy Way OutV2Easier Said Than DoneFA: Alex KrampovitisV2-3God's Own HoldV2-3Dan's LineV3not yet namedV3Tree HuggerFA: Zeb EngbergV3-4Bose GasV4Mary Turtle Shelley TraverseV4-5Easy consolation prizeV5-6Vice LaneFA: Conor ClarkeV5-6Late for MeetingV6Frankenstein's LabFA: Zeb EngbergV7Something in the Eye of the BeholderV7-8FrankensitV7+Consolation PrizeV9Super FrankensitV9-Hard Consolation PrizeV9-10
