Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Townsend

Cliff Top Boulders

6 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Cliff Top Boulders is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 2.4 miles from West Townsend. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Main Cliff, The Library and Fessenden Crag all about 0.1 mile away, and Fessenden Block about 0.7 mile off. The area is a cluster of boulders rather than a single route, and the climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes ranging from V0 to V4. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring through early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Fitchburg run from highs around 67°F in May to about 73°F in September, with July the warmest at around 81°F. The routes here are all bouldering, and the grade range is V0 to V4. Uppity Arête is the easiest at V0, and Uppity Bitch is the hardest at V4. The other routes, including Black Hole Direct and Garden Gnome, sit at V1. Nearby, the Russell Hill Loop Trail is about 1.6 miles away, the Squannacook River offers canoeing about 2.6 miles off, and the Brook Trail and Trilogy East - Northeast Singletrack are both about 4 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Cliff Top Boulders

    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

      34° / 15°

    2. Feb

      35° / 14°

    3. Mar

      44° / 23°

    4. Apr

      57° / 35°

    5. May

      67° / 46°

    6. Jun

      76° / 55°

    7. Jul

      81° / 61°

    8. Aug

      79° / 59°

    9. Sep

      73° / 51°

    10. Oct

      60° / 39°

    11. Nov

      48° / 31°

    12. Dec

      37° / 21°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fitchburg Coop, MA, 7.7 mi away at 665 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (6)