Deer Lake Camp
Campground
Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Bouldering · Killingworth · Near Middletown
Trench Knife
- V3+
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of five climbs catalogued at Live Streaming Area, this route sits within the V3–V4 range that defines the crag. First ascent by Shylo.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Shipwreck Tavern
Pub
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsVersageek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThomas Griswold House
Museum
Museum · 6.9 mi from Middletown
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More in Middletown- Nearby · Foster Pond Area · 9 Wall (Feather Ledges) · Iron Galaxy
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Trench Knife
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, 16.8 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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