c. Main Face
- 31 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad
- May–Oct
- best months
c. Main Face is a climbing area in Maine, about a mile from the town of Clifton. It sits among several other climbing spots, with b. Mushroom Wall, Parks Pond Bluff and a. Maple Run Wall all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has 31 routes, split between sport climbing and trad climbing, with grades ranging from 5.3 to 5.11b. Sport routes include The Usual at 5.7 and Crashing by Design at 5.8. The trad route The Man Got You Down tops out at 5.11b. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Orono show July highs around 81°F with lows near 58°F, and the station sits about 390 feet lower than the area, so expect temperatures here to run a little cooler.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit c. Main Face
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
28° / 11°
Feb
32° / 13°
Mar
41° / 21°
Apr
53° / 32°
May
66° / 43°
Jun
75° / 52°
Jul
81° / 58°
Aug
79° / 57°
Sep
70° / 48°
Oct
57° / 37°
Nov
45° / 29°
Dec
35° / 18°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orono, ME, 10.5 mi away at 115 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (31)
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Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Main Face
~3 min drive
Main Face in Maine has 7 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Left End and Left Face
~3 min drive
Left End and Left Face in Maine has 26 climbing routes across 14 grades.
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Big Chick Hill
~3 min drive
Big Chick Hill is a Maine climbing crag with 4 routes.
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Upper Slab and Upper Wall
~1h drive
Upper Slab and Upper Wall in Maine has 7 trad routes with 7 distinct difficulty grades.
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)The Precipice aka The South Wall
~1h 1m drive
Precipice aka The South Wall, The in Maine has 68 climbing routes.
Photo: Aaron Zhu, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Otter Cliffs
~1h 5m drive
Otter Cliffs in Maine has 72 climbing routes with 25 difficulty grades.
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b. Mushroom Wall
Next door
b. Mushroom Wall in Maine has 7 climbing routes across 6 grades.
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Parks Pond Bluff
Next door
Parks Pond Bluff in Maine has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad options.
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a. Maple Run Wall
Next door
a. Maple Run Wall in Maine has 9 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
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e. Mountaineers Wall
Next door
7 routes at e. Mountaineers Wall in Maine range across 5 grades and feature sport and trad climbing.
