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Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Lynn · Near Newburyport
Overlook Area
- 22 routes
- V0 – V6-
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Overlook Area is a climbing area in Massachusetts, about 0.7 miles from Merrimac Terrace. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots, with Yellow Boulder, Waterfront Boulders, Jeep Boulders and Arrowhead Crag all about 0.2 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Marblehead weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 61°F, and September still reaching about 72°F by day. Mountain bikers can head to the Old Goat Path (OGP) about 0.4 miles away or the Overlook Trail at 0.7 miles.
Around this trail
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More in Newburyport- Yellow BoulderRock climbing0.2 mi
Waterfront BouldersRock climbingPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Jeep BouldersRock climbing0.2 mi
- Arrowhead CragRock climbing0.2 mi
- Old Goat Path (OGP)Mountain biking0.4 mi
- Overlook TrailMountain biking0.7 mi
- Deep Woods Trail EastMountain biking0.9 mi
- Shark's Tooth EastMountain biking1.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Waterfront BouldersRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Stone Tower BoulderRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Bob Johnson Boulder 1Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Ehkastning, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Yellow BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Jeep BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Arrowhead CragRock climbing · Next door
- The Lost BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- The Gem BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Swamp BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Salem BouldersRock climbing · Next door
Best time to visit Overlook Area
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, 6.5 mi away at 84 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
