Camp Pinehurst
Campground
Campground · 1.3 mi from the trail
Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Gloucester · Near Newburyport
Commander Salamander Slab
- 5.9
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of 15 routes catalogued at Oz, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.6 to 5.11. First ascent by Herb Stillman.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after J. T. Farnhams
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsJohn Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsEssex Shipbuilding Museum
Museum
On your way back · 3 miMaritime museum in Essex, Massachusetts
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Commander Salamander Slab
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° / 18°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
39° / 18°
10 wet · 5 snow
Mar
45° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
57° / 33°
11 wet
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beverly, MA, 6 mi away at 65 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
