Maryland · Bouldering · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek

Time and Silence

V6
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

One of 41 climbs catalogued at Cliff Trail Boulders, this route sits in the upper range of the crag's V0–V8 span. First ascent by Brian Brotherton.

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)

More in Ballenger Creek
  • Nearby · Cunningham Falls · Chief Block · The Main Wall
  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Time and Silence

    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

Cliff Trail Boulders — the crag this route is on
Cliff Trail Boulders, Maryland — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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