Massachusetts · Bouldering · Lynnfield · Near Newburyport

Gunpowder

One of the harder problems at Bikini Bottom Area's Gunpowder Boulder sector, where routes span V0 to V7. First ascent by Pete Otis.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
RV Field
Campground
Campground · 7.1 mi from the trail
Eat after
Dunkin'
Fast food
On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsDaderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Museum
On your way back · 5 mi

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- Deep Woods Trail WestMountain biking · Next door
- Weetamoo CliffSummit · ~1 min drive
- Birch PondLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Eagle Rock TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: GMushinsky, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Gunpowder
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.
1. Jan
  35° / 16°
  10 wet
2. Feb
  38° / 17°
  9 wet
3. Mar
  44° / 25°
  10 wet
4. Apr
  56° / 35°
  11 wet
5. May
  67° / 45°
  12 wet
6. Jun
  75° / 55°
  11 wet
7. Jul
  81° / 60°
  11 wet
8. Aug
  79° / 59°
  10 wet
9. Sep
  73° / 52°
  9 wet
10. Oct
  62° / 41°
  11 wet
11. Nov
  50° / 31°
  11 wet
12. Dec
  40° / 23°
  11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Middleton, MA, 6 mi away at 110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.