Crow Hill
- 4 routes
- 5.4 – 5.8+
- Trad
- May–Oct
- best months
Crow Hill is a climbing area in Massachusetts, about a mile from the town of Leino Park. It sits among several named climbing spots, with Main Face, The Buttress and Fisherman's Wall all about 0.1 mile away, so the hill works as a base for exploring those areas together. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Ashburnham weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 60°F, while winter brings highs in the low 30s and regular snow days from December through February. For a change from climbing, Red Oak Trail is about half a mile away. Mountain House Trail and Monoosnoc Ridge Trail are both within 4 miles, and paddlers can reach the Quinapoxet River about 10 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Crow Hill
Best months: May–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
31° / 14°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
33° / 15°
11 wet · 8 snow
Mar
41° / 23°
13 wet · 6 snow
Apr
55° / 34°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 39°
11 wet
Nov
46° / 31°
11 wet · 2 snow
Dec
35° / 20°
13 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ashburnham, MA, 7.4 mi away at 1,108 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (4)
Practice Face (right end)(4)
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