Elephant Man Boulder
- 6 routes
- V1-2 – V3-4
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Elephant Man Boulder is a climbing area in Massachusetts, about a mile from the town of Black Rock. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, so it works well as one stop in a day of exploring the surrounding boulders and trails. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hingham show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. The Whitney Spur Rail Trail Area is just 0.1 mile away, and Bigelow Boulder and Skyline Wall are both within a mile. For mountain biking, the Dirty Dozen trail is about 1.3 miles off.
- Whitney Spur Rail Trail AreaRock climbing0.1 mi
- Bigelow BoulderRock climbing0.8 mi
- Skyline WallRock climbing0.9 mi
- Whitney Thayer WoodsRock climbing0.9 mi
- Dirty DozenMountain biking1.3 mi
- Chugga ChuggaMountain biking1.6 mi
- Beer RunMountain biking1.7 mi
- Great River RaceCanoeing7.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
SwinglesRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Q WallRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
M WallRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- K Wall (aka M Face)Rock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- J Wall (aka L Face)Rock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Quincy QuarriesRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Elephant Man 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
38° / 22°
13 wet
Feb
40° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
47° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
58° / 38°
12 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
82° / 62°
9 wet
Sep
74° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 44°
11 wet
Nov
52° / 35°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hingham, MA, 3.5 mi away at 35 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
