Massachusetts · Bouldering · Melrose

Offwidth 54

V0-1
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Jun–Oct
best months

One of seven climbs catalogued at Crag 54, this route sits at the lower end of the grade spectrum, which spans from V0-1 to V4.

  • Nearby · Crag 3 · Fat Man · The Cove
  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Offwidth 54

    Best months: 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.

    1. Jan

      38° / 19°

      12 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      40° / 20°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    3. Mar

      48° / 27°

      13 wet · 6 snow

    4. Apr

      60° / 37°

      13 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      70° / 47°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 56°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 63°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      82° / 61°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      75° / 53°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      64° / 42°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 32°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      43° / 24°

      12 wet · 5 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Reading, MA, 6.3 mi away at 110 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Crag 54 — the crag this route is on
Crag 54, Massachusetts — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Karlunun, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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