Camp Claire
Campground
Campground · 2.5 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Bouldering · Lyme · Near Middletown
Snow Ball
- V4-5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of seven climbs catalogued at Balancing Rock, this route sits in the middle-to-upper range of the crag's V2 to V6-7 span.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Abby's Place
Restaurant
On your way back · 5 mi
If it rainsJERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMaritime museum in Connecticut, USA
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
More in Middletown- Nearby · East Lyme Property · Nehantic State Forest · Pickwick's Preserve
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Snow Ball
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
39° / 24°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
41° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 32°
12 wet · 2 snow
Apr
57° / 41°
12 wet
May
66° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 59°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 58°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 47°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 30°
12 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Groton, CT, 14.2 mi away at 40 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
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