Maine · Bouldering · Durham
Head For Higher Ground
- V7
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Jul–Oct
- best months
One of the hardest problems catalogued at Lisbon Falls Boulder, where routes span V1 to V7. First ascent by Morgan Patterson.
- The CornerstoneRock climbing · ~15 min drive
- Southern Boulder PatchRock climbing · ~15 min drive
- Bradbury Mountain State Park (CLOSED to Climbing Oct '17)Rock climbing · ~15 min drive
- Bates College CampusRock climbing · ~18 min drive
- Dead Man's AreaRock climbing · ~20 min drive
- South Freeport BouldersRock climbing · ~20 min drive
- Cat Pine BoulderRock climbing · ~20 min drive
- Coffin Boulder (aka "Belly Button")Rock climbing · ~20 min drive
- Upper Strip BoulderRock climbing · ~20 min drive
- Strip BoulderRock climbing · ~20 min drive
Best time to visit Head For Higher Ground
Best months: July–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
29° / 7°
11 wet · 8 snow
Feb
33° / 9°
10 wet · 7 snow
Mar
41° / 19°
11 wet · 5 snow
Apr
54° / 30°
11 wet · 2 snow
May
65° / 40°
13 wet
Jun
74° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
79° / 56°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 46°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
12 wet
Nov
46° / 27°
12 wet · 2 snow
Dec
35° / 16°
12 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Durham, ME, 1.8 mi away at 140 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
