Crack a Book
- V-easy
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of 10 climbs catalogued at Hard Knocks Boulder, spanning V0 to V7. First ascent by Gus Lambregst and Larry LaForge, c.1981.
- Milford NorthRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Renaissance BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- VietnamRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Sa bai deeRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Power Line BouldersRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- El HefeRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- HillsideRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- The RoofsRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Back HillsideRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Quarry LandRock climbing · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
- College Rock RunMountain biking · Next door
- "The Sandpits" Private Hiking and Winter Sports AreaCamping · ~3 min drive
- Bloods PondLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Lake Winthrop Shorefishing AreaBoat launch · ~7 min drive
Sudbury RiverCanoeing · ~9 min drivePhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Crack a Book
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
38° / 17°
9 wet · 6 snow
Feb
41° / 18°
8 wet · 4 snow
Mar
48° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
60° / 35°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 46°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
9 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
9 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 23°
10 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at West Medway, MA, 5.4 mi away at 210 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
