Massachusetts · Rock climbing · Dedham

Wilson Mountain Reservation

17 routes
V0 – V10-11
Bouldering
Apr–Oct
best months

Wilson Mountain Reservation is a bouldering area in Massachusetts, about 1.3 miles from the town of Birds Hill. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Overshadowed, Warm-Up Boulder and Peninsula Overhang all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is a bouldering destination, with 17 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 to V10-11 on the V scale, and the YDS grades for the same routes average around 5.6. Among the named routes are Arete is Cool Beans at V0, Why Though? at V3, and Project at V10-11. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Jamaica Plain show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 75°F, with July peaking near 85°F. Mountain bikers can head to Powerglide, about 2.1 miles away, or the Bay Colony Rail Trail, about 3.6 miles away. Paddlers will find the East Branch Neponset River roughly 7 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Wilson Mountain Reservation

    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, 5 mi away at 95 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (17)