New Hampshire · Rock climbing · Hales Location · Near North Conway

Echo

5.6
grade
Trad Gear
style
Aug–Oct
best months

Is Echo open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White Mountain National Forest. It doesn't name Echo, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · White Mountain National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Echo Roof has 28 routes catalogued across a range from 5.6 to 5.12b/c.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Glen Ellis Family Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Lobster Trap

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi

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More in North Conway
  • Nearby · The Cosmic Crag · Guide's Wall Boulders · The Central Wall
  • Best time to go · Aug–Oct

    Best time to visit Echo

    Best months: August–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

      30° / 10°

      11 wet · 9 snow

    2. Feb

      33° / 11°

      9 wet · 8 snow

    3. Mar

      42° / 20°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 31°

      11 wet · 2 snow

    5. May

      68° / 43°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 53°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      81° / 58°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 56°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 48°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 37°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 27°

      12 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      36° / 18°

      12 wet · 8 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at N Conway, NH, 1.9 mi away at 522 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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The Cosmic CragPhoto: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Whitehorse Ledge BouldersPhoto: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Cathedral LedgePhoto: Kristopher Roller krisroller, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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