Sunset Hill
- May–Oct
- best months
Sunset Hill is a climbing area in Maine, about half a mile from the town of Lucerne-in-Maine. It is a bouldering destination, with 11 boulder problems and one trad route among its 12 routes. The boulders run from V0- to V4 on the V scale, with the Long Trail at V4 being the hardest of them. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bangor show July highs around 80°F with lows near 59°F, and September still reaching about 71°F. That station sits roughly 470 feet lower than the hill, so temperatures on the hill run a little cooler. Bangor Bouldering is about 1.2 miles away, and the Overlook Trail is the same distance. For a longer outing, the Blue White Trail lies about 4 miles off, and Beech Hill Pond offers fishing at about 6.7 miles.
- Bangor BoulderingRock climbing1.2 mi
- Overlook TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Blue White TrailHiking4 mi
- Orange TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Pocket Field TrailHiking6.7 mi
- Beech Hill PondLake fishing6.7 mi
- Eagle BluffRock climbing7.8 mi
- a. Maple Run WallRock climbing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Left End and Left FaceRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Chick HillRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Main FaceRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Upper Slab and Upper WallRock climbing · ~52 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The Precipice aka The South WallRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Otter CliffsRock climbing · ~57 min drivePhoto: Aaron Zhu, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Bangor BoulderingRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Eagle BluffRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- a. Maple Run WallRock climbing · ~16 min drive
- b. Mushroom WallRock climbing · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Sunset Hill
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° / 9°
11 wet · 8 snow
Feb
31° / 11°
10 wet · 7 snow
Mar
40° / 21°
11 wet · 5 snow
Apr
53° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
May
66° / 43°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 53°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 57°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 49°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 38°
11 wet
Nov
46° / 29°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
34° / 17°
12 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bangor Intl Ap, ME, 13 mi away at 148 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
