Black Rock
- 5 routes
- V1 – V5
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jul–Oct
- best months
Black Rock is a bouldering area in Howard Park, a city-managed park in Massachusetts. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with several other bouldering areas within about a mile and a half, and the Squannacook River paddling route just under a mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes spread across the area. The grades range from V1 to V5, with the hardest, Winter Is Coming, at V5. The easiest are Should Be Good and Wet When Dry, both V1, and I Hate Crack Climbing at V2-. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fitchburg show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. Nearby, the Squannacook River Trail Network is about 2 miles away, and the Squannacook River paddling route is under a mile off. Bird Gang Boulder and The Oak Flats are both about 1.6 miles away.
Squannacook RiverCanoeingPhoto: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi- Bird Gang BoulderRock climbing1.6 mi
- The Oak FlatsRock climbing1.6 mi
- Forest BoulderRock climbing1.6 mi
- Peter Pan BoulderRock climbing1.6 mi
- Squannacook River Trail NetworkHiking2.1 mi
- No NameMountain biking2.9 mi
- Trilogy East - Northeast SingletrackMountain biking3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bird Gang BoulderRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- The Oak FlatsRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Peter Pan BoulderRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Forest BoulderRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Barker HillRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Haribo BoulderRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- HilltopRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Fessenden BlockRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Fessenden CragRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- The LibraryRock climbing · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Black Rock
Best months: April and July–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
34° / 16°
11 wet
Feb
37° / 17°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 25°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
12 wet
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
12 wet
Nov
50° / 30°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 22°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fitchburg Muni Ap, MA, 8.8 mi away at 348 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
