Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Quincy

J Wall (aka L Face)

J Wall (aka L Face)Photo: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.5 – 5.10d
Top Rope · Trad
Apr–Oct
best months

J Wall, also known as the L Face, is a climbing area in Massachusetts, about half a mile from the town of West Quincy. It sits among a cluster of quarries and climbing walls, with the Quincy Quarries and K Wall (aka M Face) right next door, and G Wall (aka H Face) and M Wall also within a tenth of a mile. The routes here are mostly top rope, with one trad climb, and they run from about 5.5 to 5.10d. Among the named routes are Balance at 5.5, Layback at 5.7, and Ladder Line at 5.10d. The Lurch Direct route at 5.10 is also top rope. For a longer outing, the Quarries Foot Path starts about a third of a mile away, and the Crags Foot Path is about a mile off. The Red Dot Loop is roughly 2.4 miles away. Summer is the warmest time to climb, with typical July highs around 85°F and lows near 64°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Jamaica Plain.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit J Wall (aka L Face)

    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

      37° / 19°

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

    3. Mar

      47° / 28°

    4. Apr

      59° / 38°

    5. May

      69° / 48°

    6. Jun

      79° / 58°

    7. Jul

      85° / 64°

    8. Aug

      83° / 63°

    9. Sep

      75° / 55°

    10. Oct

      64° / 43°

    11. Nov

      53° / 34°

    12. Dec

      42° / 26°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jamaica Plain, MA, 6.1 mi away at 95 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (8)

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