Egg Mantel
- V2
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
One of 27 boulder problems catalogued at Long Wall, this climb sits in the middle of the difficulty range that spans from V0 to V7.
Murray Hill Road BouldersRock climbing · ~21 min drivePhoto: Jstuby, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- North side of riverRock climbing · ~21 min drivePhoto: Jstuby, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cow's HoofRock climbing · ~23 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- SpitzbergenRock climbing · ~23 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Northwest BranchRock climbing · Next door
- South Bank - Dirty ErnieRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- North Bank - Hobo Cave AreaRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Fin Boulder aka TrailsideRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- South Bank - Tick AreaRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- North Bank - Chaos Roof Area AKA Snowflake BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drive
Also worth it near here
Northwest Branch TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Clifton Park River TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Mr.TinMD, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Cherry Hill ParkCamping · ~5 min drive
Northwest Branch Anacostia RiverCanoeing · ~7 min drivePhoto: Paul from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Egg Mantel
Best months: April–June and September–November. 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
43° / 25°
10 wet
Feb
45° / 27°
9 wet
Mar
53° / 34°
10 wet
Apr
65° / 44°
11 wet
May
74° / 54°
11 wet
Jun
83° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
86° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
79° / 59°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 37°
9 wet
Dec
47° / 30°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beltsville, MD, 3.5 mi away at 145 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
