Upper Slab and Upper Wall
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7 routes
- 5.4 – 5.10b
- Trad
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Upper Slab and Upper Wall open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Acadia National Park. It doesn't name Upper Slab and Upper Wall, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Cadillac Summit Road closed to all users Nov 9-25 and Dec 1-18
Park closure covering Acadia National Park · NPS · Acadia National Park
Eastern Section of Beech Mountain Loop Trail Closed for Repairs
Park closure covering Acadia National Park · NPS · Acadia National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Acadia National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Upper Slab and Upper Wall is a climbing area in Acadia National Park in Maine, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's network of routes and trails, and a fee is charged for climbing here. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Acadia put July highs around 79°F with lows near 60°F, and September still reaches about 71°F. The area has seven trad routes, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.10b. Upper Slab Routes is the easiest at 5.4, and Escape Hatch is 5.5. The hardest is Faust, a 5.10b first ascended by Jeff Butterfield and George Seavewright. Several other climbing spots are close by. South Bubble is about 0.3 miles away, and The Precipice, also known as The South Wall, is about 3.2 miles away. For hiking, Bubbles Divide is 0.2 miles away and the Pemetic Mountain Northwest Trail is 0.3 miles away.
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Upper Slab and Upper Wall
Best months: June–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
33° / 15°
12 wet
Feb
35° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
12 wet
Apr
53° / 35°
12 wet
May
65° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 60°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 43°
12 wet
Nov
48° / 33°
12 wet
Dec
38° / 22°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Acadia Np, ME, 2.5 mi away at 470 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (7)
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