Maine · Rock climbing · Clifton

Main Face

Main FacePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7 routes
5.5 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport
May–Oct
best months

Main Face is a climbing area in northern Maine, about a mile from the small community of Archers Corners. It sits among several other climbing spots in the same corner of the state, so it works well as a base for exploring a cluster of rock. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 81°F with lows near 58°F, according to averages from a nearby weather station in Orono. That station sits well below the climbing areas, so temperatures on the rock tend to run cooler. Left End and Left Face and Big Chick Hill are both about a tenth of a mile away. e. Mountaineers Wall and Parks Pond Bluff are roughly 1.6 miles off.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit 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.

    1. Jan

      28° / 11°

    2. Feb

      32° / 13°

    3. Mar

      41° / 21°

    4. Apr

      53° / 32°

    5. May

      66° / 43°

    6. Jun

      75° / 52°

    7. Jul

      81° / 58°

    8. Aug

      79° / 57°

    9. Sep

      70° / 48°

    10. Oct

      57° / 37°

    11. Nov

      45° / 29°

    12. Dec

      35° / 18°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orono, ME, 11.4 mi away at 115 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (7)

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