Massachusetts · Bouldering · Lynn · Near Newburyport

Blank Slate

V6-
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of the harder problems at Boxcar Boulder, sitting near the top of the V4+ to V7 range catalogued here. First ascent by Pete Otis.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    RV Field

    Campground

    Campground · 6.0 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Dunkin'

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDaderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Rebecca Nurse Homestead

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Blank Slate

    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.

    1. Jan

      36° / 18°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      38° / 20°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 26°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      55° / 36°

      11 wet

    5. May

      65° / 45°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 54°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 61°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 60°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 53°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 42°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 33°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      42° / 24°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marblehead, MA, 5.9 mi away at 84 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.