Camp Pinehurst
Campground
Campground · 1.4 mi from the trail
Massachusetts · Bouldering · Gloucester · Near Newburyport
The Smiley Problem
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of the hardest problems catalogued at Cavalry Boulder, where the grade span reaches V9-10.
Around this trail
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Museum
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Best time to visit The Smiley Problem
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.
Jan
37° / 18°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
39° / 18°
10 wet · 5 snow
Mar
45° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
57° / 33°
11 wet
May
66° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
72° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
61° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
11 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beverly, MA, 6.3 mi away at 65 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
