Barkimedes
- 5.6
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
Located in the Lower Wall sector of Prospect Mountain, this is one of the few routes catalogued at the crag. First ascent: Steitzer, St. Peter-Blair - 4/14/2011.
Local outfitters
- Atlantic Climbing School35 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Big Chick HillRock climbing · ~45 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Left End and Left FaceRock climbing · ~45 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Main FaceRock climbing · ~45 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Prospect MountainRock climbing · Next door
- CastineRock climbing · ~23 min drive
- Bangor BoulderingRock climbing · ~26 min drive
- Sunset HillRock climbing · ~27 min drive
- Bangor Area BuilderingRock climbing · ~29 min drive
- Eagle BluffRock climbing · ~40 min drive
- a. Maple Run WallRock climbing · ~42 min drive
Best time to visit Barkimedes
Best months: May–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
30° / 10°
9 wet · 5 snow
Feb
32° / 12°
7 wet · 5 snow
Mar
40° / 20°
8 wet · 3 snow
Apr
51° / 31°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
63° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
72° / 50°
9 wet
Jul
77° / 57°
9 wet
Aug
76° / 56°
8 wet
Sep
70° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
46° / 29°
9 wet · 1 snow
Dec
35° / 18°
10 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Belfast, ME, 14.1 mi away at 20 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
