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Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Lynn · Near Newburyport
Arrowhead Crag
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Arrowhead Crag is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 0.8 miles from Merrimac Terrace. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Waterfront Boulders, Jeep Boulders and Apocalyse Boulders all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 11 routes spread across the V0 to V7- range. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Marblehead weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 61°F, and September still runs in the low 70s by day. The routes here run from the easy V0 up to the harder V7-, with Weaksauce at V7- and Drop Dead Gorgeous at V4 among the named ones. The closest mountain biking is on the Old Goat Path (OGP), about 0.2 mile away.
Around this trail
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Museum
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More in Newburyport
Waterfront BouldersRock climbingPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Jeep BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Apocalyse BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Marriot BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Old Goat Path (OGP)Mountain biking0.2 mi
- Overlook TrailMountain biking0.6 mi
- Deep Woods Trail EastMountain biking0.7 mi
- Deep Woods Trail WestMountain biking1.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stone Tower BoulderRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Bob Johnson Boulder 1Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Apocalyse BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Island BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Fed Ex BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- White BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Central Block 1Rock climbing · Next door
- Ship RockRock climbing · Next door
- Wasteland BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Hotel BouldersRock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit Arrowhead Crag
Best months: April–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
36° / 18°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
44° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
55° / 36°
11 wet
May
65° / 45°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
8 wet
Sep
72° / 53°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 33°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marblehead, MA, 6.6 mi away at 84 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
