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Maryland · Rock climbing · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek
Hog Rock
- 7 routes
- V1 – V10
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Hog Rock open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Catoctin Mountain Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Catoctin Mountain Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hog Rock is a bouldering area in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's own land, about 0.4 miles from the Catoctin Mountain Park climbing area and the Blue Ridge Summit/Hog Rock Parking Boulders. The Hog Rock Nature Trail passes just 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes spread across the V1 to V10 range. Nature boy is the easiest at V1, and Boss Hog is the hardest at V10. Left Side Direct, first ascended by Justin Smith, is at V3, and Gusless is at V4. Fall is a comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 65°F with lows near 46°F, and the station sits about 43 feet from the park's elevation. Camp Misty Mount and Camp Round Meadow are both about 0.7 miles away. For paddling, Toms Creek in Pennsylvania and Antietam Creek in Maryland lie within about 10 miles.
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More in Ballenger Creek
Hog Rock Nature TrailHikingPhoto: beyond_the_sea01, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.1 mi- Catoctin Mountain ParkRock climbing0.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Summit/Hog Rock Parking BouldersRock climbing0.4 mi
TR-4 Whiskey Still TrailHikingPhoto: beyond_the_sea01, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Camp Misty MountCamping0.7 mi
- Camp Round MeadowCamping0.7 mi
- Toms CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
- Antietam CreekCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Cliff Trail BouldersRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Wolf's Head PillarRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Main WallRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Wolf RockRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Hog Rock
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.
Jan
39° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
42° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
65° / 42°
12 wet
May
73° / 52°
14 wet
Jun
80° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 58°
11 wet
Oct
65° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Catoctin Mtn Park, MD, 1.3 mi away at 1,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
