Skyline Wall
- 5 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Skyline Wall is a climbing area in Massachusetts, about 0.7 miles from the town of Black Rock. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots, with Turtle Boulders and Bigelow Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and Whitney Thayer Woods about 0.2 mile off. That makes it easy to pair with other climbing in the area. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Hingham show July highs around 83°F with lows near 63°F, while September cools to highs in the mid-70s. Mountain bikers can head to the Dirty Dozen trail about 1.2 miles away, and paddlers will find the Great River Race about 7.5 miles off.
- Turtle BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Bigelow BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Whitney Thayer WoodsRock climbing0.2 mi
- Dirty DozenMountain biking1.2 mi
- Beer RunMountain biking1.4 mi
- Chugga ChuggaMountain biking1.7 mi
- Great River RaceCanoeing7.5 mi
Indian Head RiverCanoeingPhoto: 0x0077BE, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
SwinglesRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Q WallRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- S Wall (aka N Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
M WallRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- R Wall (aka P Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- K Wall (aka M Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- J Wall (aka L Face)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Quincy QuarriesRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
E Wall (aka F & part of G Faces)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- D Wall (aka D & E Faces)Rock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Skyline Wall
Best months: April and June–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
38° / 22°
13 wet
Feb
40° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
47° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
58° / 38°
12 wet
May
68° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
82° / 62°
9 wet
Sep
74° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 44°
11 wet
Nov
52° / 35°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hingham, MA, 4.4 mi away at 35 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
