Shagg Crag
- 4 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11B
- Sport · Bouldering
- May–Oct
- best months
Shagg Crag is a climbing area in Maine's Little Concord Pond State Park, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, including Main Wall, Left End and Right End, all about 0.1 mile away, and the bouldering area at a similar distance. The climbing here is a mix of sport routes and bouldering. OpenBeta lists four routes, with three sport routes ranging from 5.8 to 5.11B and one boulder problem at V0. Heather, a 5.11a sport route, and Fuzzy Rhino Slippers, a 5.11B sport route, are among the options. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rumford run to highs around 79°F in July, with lows near 58°F. That station sits about 760 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Paddlers can reach the Androscoggin River Trail about 2 miles away. Hikers have the J-n-J Backcountry Trail, Buck's Ledge Trail and Lapham Ledge Trail within roughly 7 miles.
- BoulderingRock climbing0.1 mi
- Left EndRock climbing0.1 mi
- Right EndRock climbing0.1 mi
- Main WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Androscoggin River TrailCanoeing2.1 mi
- J-n-J Backcountry TrailHiking6.3 mi
- Buck's Ledge TrailHiking6.9 mi
Lapham Ledge TrailHikingPhoto: realblackphoto, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- a. Western MountainsRock climbing · ~15 min drive
- Twitchell PondRock climbing · ~16 min drive
- Dike WallRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Bastard WallRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- South WallRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Bald BluffRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Tumble Down Dick Mt.Rock climbing · ~35 min drive
- The Hippo BoulderRock climbing · ~35 min drive
- Bear Cub Cliff Gilead MERock climbing · ~35 min drive
- Tumble Down Dick BoulderingRock climbing · ~35 min drive
Best time to visit Shagg Crag
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
27° / 7°
9 wet
Feb
31° / 7°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 18°
8 wet
Apr
53° / 32°
9 wet
May
67° / 43°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 53°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 56°
11 wet
Sep
71° / 48°
9 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
10 wet
Nov
44° / 26°
10 wet
Dec
33° / 16°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rumford 1 Sse, ME, 6.8 mi away at 630 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
