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Final Exam Boulder is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about half a mile from the town of Lynnhurst. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Halfway Boulder, The Cube Boulder and Ridge Boulders all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has nine bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V8+. The hardest of them is Final Exam, a V8+ boulder, and the easiest is Preschool Dropout at V0. The median grade is V5-, so climbers of all levels will find something to work on here. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Marblehead show July highs around 80°F with lows near 61°F, while January highs average about 36°F. The closest neighbors are Halfway Boulder and The Cube Boulder, both about 0.1 mile away. Ridge Boulders is also within a tenth of a mile. For a change of pace, the Old Goat Path mountain bike trail is about 1.6 miles away.
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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
36° / 18°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
44° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
55° / 36°
11 wet
May
65° / 45°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 54°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
8 wet
Sep
72° / 53°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 33°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marblehead, MA, 7.1 mi away at 84 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.