Beech Cliff Bouldering
- 15 routes
- V0 – V9
- Bouldering
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Beech Cliff Bouldering open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Acadia National Park. It doesn't name Beech Cliff Bouldering, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Cadillac Summit Road closed to all users Nov 9-25 and Dec 1-18
Park closure covering Acadia National Park · NPS · Acadia National Park
Eastern Section of Beech Mountain Loop Trail Closed for Repairs
Park closure covering Acadia National Park · NPS · Acadia National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Acadia National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Beech Cliff Bouldering is a bouldering area within Acadia National Park in Maine, managed by the National Park Service. The park's land units and trail network surround it, and the closest trails, the Beech Mountain Loop Trail and Canada Cliffs Trail, both lie about a tenth of a mile away. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 74°F in June to about 71°F in September, with July and August near 79°F. The bouldering here offers a range of grades, with 16 bouldering routes from V0 up to V9. The hardest is Cowboy Junkies at V9, and Innocence Lost is a V4. Several other routes sit at V4, including Kara Right Exit. Boulders at Canada Cliff Rock and Canada Cliff Boulder are about half a mile off. South Bubble is about 4.6 miles away.
Beech Mountain Loop TrailHikingPhoto: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Canada Cliffs TrailHikingPhoto: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.1 mi
Beech Cliff TrailHikingPhoto: Apuch, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Beech Mountain South TrailHikingPhoto: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi
- Canada Cliff RockRock climbing0.5 mi
- Canada Cliff BoulderRock climbing0.5 mi
- South BubbleRock climbing4.6 mi
Upper Slab and Upper WallRock climbingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper Slab and Upper WallRock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Otter CliffsRock climbing · ~13 min drivePhoto: Aaron Zhu, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The Precipice aka The South WallRock climbing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Main FaceRock climbing · ~1h 2m drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Chick HillRock climbing · ~1h 2m drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Left End and Left FaceRock climbing · ~1h 2m drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Canada Cliff RockRock climbing · Next door
- Canada Cliff BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- South BubbleRock climbing · ~8 min drive
- Parking Lot ButtressRock climbing · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Beech Cliff Bouldering
Best months: June–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
33° / 15°
12 wet
Feb
35° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
12 wet
Apr
53° / 35°
12 wet
May
65° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 43°
12 wet
Nov
48° / 33°
12 wet
Dec
38° / 22°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Acadia Np, ME, 5.8 mi away at 470 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
