Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Webster · Near Danielson

Squirrel Cave

10 routes
V1 – V5+
Bouldering
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Squirrel Cave is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 1.4 miles from the town of Lakeview Heights. It sits right next to two other climbing spots, The Chunk and Mine Brook Boulders, both about 0.1 mile away, which makes it easy to pair with a visit to either of them. The area has 10 bouldering routes, all rated from V1 to V5+ on the V scale. Trevor Mungeam is the first ascender of several of them, including Crystalline Direct (V1), Squirrel Cave (V3) and Curls for the Squirrels (V5+). Tal Cook first climbed Scrat at V4. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from the nearby Buffumville Lake weather station run from highs around 69°F in May to about 74°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. That station sits roughly 280 feet lower than the cave, so temperatures here run a little cooler. Within a few miles you'll also find the Schmidt Trail and Grand Trunk Trail for hiking, the French River for paddling, and Buffumville Lake (Group Shelter) for camping.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Buffumville Lake (Group Shelter)

    Campground

    Campground · 5.9 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsMarcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Clara Barton Homestead

    Museum

    Museum · 7.2 mi from Danielson

    Homestead in Oxford, Massachusetts

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Squirrel Cave

    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.

    1. Jan

      34° / 15°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      36° / 15°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      45° / 24°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 34°

      12 wet

    5. May

      69° / 45°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 55°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 60°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 59°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 51°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 39°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      50° / 30°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      39° / 21°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buffumville Lake, MA, 5.7 mi away at 520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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