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Hammonasset Reservoir
- 1 route
- V11
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Hammonasset Reservoir is a bouldering area in Connecticut, about 1.3 miles from the town of North Madison. It sits among a cluster of hiking trails, with Bailey Trial North and Shepherds Trail both about 0.1 mile away and Summer Hill Trail about 0.3 mile off. The closest other climbing is Fat Man's Squeeze, roughly 0.9 mile away. The area has one bouldering route, Synthesizer, a V11 boulder problem first climbed by Mitchell Romanat. It is the only route listed here, and it falls within the bouldering style. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Mt Carmel run to highs around 71°F in May and 76°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Paddlers can find the Hammonasset River about 2.4 miles away and the Coginchaug River about 8.9 miles away.
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Best time to visit Hammonasset Reservoir
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
38° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 22°
9 wet
Mar
48° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
12 wet
May
71° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 62°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
52° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 26°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carmel, CT, 15.6 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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