Burger Boulder
- 9 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering · Trad · Sport
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Burger Boulder is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about a mile from the town of Five Corners. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Ship's Prow, The Playground and Rattlesnake Rocks all within about a tenth of a mile. The Overlook is a little farther out, at roughly 0.2 miles. The climbing here is mostly bouldering, with five boulder problems and three trad routes among the nine routes listed. The boulders range from V0 to V4 on the V scale, and the trad routes sit in the 5.9 to 5.12c range on the YDS scale. Leafpool is a V0 boulder, and Illegal Arete Extreme is the hardest at V4. September is a comfortable time to visit, with typical highs around 73°F and lows near 56°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station. The station sits about 327 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run a little cooler.
- Ship's ProwRock climbing0.1 mi
- The PlaygroundRock climbing0.1 mi
- Rattlesnake RocksRock climbing0.1 mi
- The OverlookRock climbing0.2 mi
Quarries Foot PathHikingPhoto: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi
Crags Foot PathHikingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.9 mi
Red Dot LoopHikingPhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.7 mi- East Branch Neponset RiverCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
A Wall (aka A Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Q WallRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- SwinglesRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
C Wall (aka C Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Quincy QuarriesRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- J Wall (aka L Face)Rock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Burger Boulder
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.
Jan
35° / 18°
13 wet
Feb
37° / 19°
11 wet
Mar
44° / 27°
13 wet
Apr
56° / 38°
12 wet
May
67° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
80° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 44°
11 wet
Nov
50° / 34°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 25°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blue Hill Coop, MA, 4.1 mi away at 625 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
