Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Boston
Big Savin Face
- 5.7+
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of four routes catalogued at Greater Boston's Savin Hill sector, this climb sits in the upper range of the area's 5.3–5.8 span. This line is set up for toprope only, with no lead protection recorded.
D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- C Wall (aka C Face)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
K Wall (aka M Face)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
J Wall (aka L Face)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Quincy QuarriesRock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
A Wall (aka A Face)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- M WallRock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Q WallRock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Big Savin Face
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
37° / 19°
Feb
40° / 21°
Mar
47° / 28°
Apr
59° / 38°
May
69° / 48°
Jun
79° / 58°
Jul
85° / 64°
Aug
83° / 63°
Sep
75° / 55°
Oct
64° / 43°
Nov
53° / 34°
Dec
42° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jamaica Plain, MA, 3.9 mi away at 95 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
