Massachusetts · Bouldering · Lynn · Near Newburyport

Punkass

V2
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of 11 climbs catalogued at Elephant Boulder, this route sits in the middle of the grade range established at the crag. First ascent by Pete Otis.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    RV Field

    Campground

    Campground · 6.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Dunkin'

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDaderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Rebecca Nurse Homestead

    Museum

    On your way back · 5 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Punkass

    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

      35° / 16°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      38° / 17°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 25°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 35°

      11 wet

    5. May

      67° / 45°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 55°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 60°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 59°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 52°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 41°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 31°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      40° / 23°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Middleton, MA, 6.6 mi away at 110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.