Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Chestnut Hill

Right Alcove Wall

10 routes
V0 – V3+
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Right Alcove Wall is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 0.7 miles from the town of Chestnut Hill. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Main Alcove Wall, Alcove Area and The Estate all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with 10 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 to V3+, with V0 being the most common. Some of the named routes are Balancing Act, Easy Traverse and Knobs at V0, and Pebble Traverse at V3+. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Jamaica Plain show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 75°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. The closest trails are the Walking City Trail Section 3, about 2.9 miles away, and the Sudbury Aqueduct Trail and Charles River Greenway, both about 3.5 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Right Alcove Wall

    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° / 19°

    2. Feb

      40° / 21°

    3. Mar

      47° / 28°

    4. Apr

      59° / 38°

    5. May

      69° / 48°

    6. Jun

      79° / 58°

    7. Jul

      85° / 64°

    8. Aug

      83° / 63°

    9. Sep

      75° / 55°

    10. Oct

      64° / 43°

    11. Nov

      53° / 34°

    12. Dec

      42° / 26°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jamaica Plain, MA, 2.9 mi away at 95 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (10)