Connecticut · Bouldering · Hamden · Near Middletown

Slap Happy Face

V1
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of 11 boulder problems catalogued at High Rock Jumble, Connecticut. First ascent by czd.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel

    Campground

    Campground · 2.8 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Mikro

    Pub

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsMConradWard, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center

    Museum

    On your way back · 11 mi

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More in Middletown
  • Nearby · The Chin · Between the Chin and Chest · Top of the White Trail
  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Slap Happy Face

    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

      38° / 20°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      41° / 22°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      48° / 28°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      60° / 38°

      12 wet

    5. May

      71° / 48°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      79° / 58°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      85° / 64°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 62°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 55°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 43°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 34°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      42° / 26°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carmel, CT, 2 mi away at 180 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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