Massachusetts · Bouldering · Gloucester · Near Newburyport

Porthole

V4-
grade: Bouldering Pads
style: Apr–Oct
best months

One of 49 boulder problems catalogued at North Side, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's V2–V7 span within the Cube Boulder sector.

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Camp Pinehurst
Campground
Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
Eat after
Causeway Restaurant
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi · Open after 6
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 visit Porthole
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.