Massachusetts · Bouldering · Gloucester · Near Newburyport

Penalty Box

V2+
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of five routes catalogued at Mansion Boulder, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from V0 to V7.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Camp Pinehurst

    Campground

    Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsJohn Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Essex Shipbuilding Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 3 mi

    Maritime museum in Essex, Massachusetts

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Penalty Box

    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° / 18°

      11 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      39° / 18°

      10 wet · 5 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 25°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    4. Apr

      57° / 33°

      11 wet

    5. May

      66° / 44°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 54°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 60°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 58°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 51°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 40°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 31°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      42° / 24°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beverly, MA, 6.2 mi away at 65 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.