Maryland · Bouldering · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek

Harpoon

One of 41 routes catalogued at Cliff Trail Boulders, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of the crag's V0–V8 span.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
Camp Greentop Historic District
Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Eat after
Rocky's Pizza
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 mi
If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Schifferstadt Architectural Museum
Museum
On your way back · 14 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

Also worth it near here
- Campground TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: John Brighenti, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Camp Greentop Historic DistrictCamping · ~2 min drivePhoto: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Catoctin MountainSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: Vegemighty (talk), CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Harpoon
Best months: April and 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.
1. Jan
  39° / 23°
  10 wet
2. Feb
  42° / 25°
  9 wet
3. Mar
  52° / 31°
  12 wet
4. Apr
  65° / 42°
  12 wet
5. May
  73° / 52°
  14 wet
6. Jun
  80° / 60°
  12 wet
7. Jul
  84° / 65°
  12 wet
8. Aug
  81° / 63°
  12 wet
9. Sep
  75° / 58°
  11 wet
10. Oct
  65° / 46°
  11 wet
11. Nov
  53° / 36°
  11 wet
12. Dec
  43° / 28°
  10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Catoctin Mtn Park, MD, 1.4 mi away at 1,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag