Cave Area
- 6 routes
- V1 – V6-7
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Cave Area is a bouldering area in New Jersey's Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, on county land. It sits among several other climbing spots, including Lower Tier, Ball Field Boulders and Low Ball Hill, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes ranging from V1 to V6-7. False Crack is a V1 boulder problem, and J Curve is the hardest at V6-7. Ingenuity is a V2, and Featherweight is a V4. The routes are close together, so it's easy to link them into a single session. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July peaking near 83°F. The Kinnelon - Butler hike is about 0.2 mile away, and the Green Trail and Reservoir Trail are each about 0.6 mile off. Paddlers can reach the Wanaque River, about 6.4 miles away.
- Lower TierRock climbing0.1 mi
- Ball Field BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Low Ball HillRock climbing0.1 mi
Kinnelon - ButlerHikingPhoto: Brian W. Schaller, FAL (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi
Green TrailHikingPhoto: Garden State Hiker, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Reservoir TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Wanaque RiverCanoeing6.4 mi
Rockaway RiverCanoeingPhoto: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Parsippany Rock HouseRock climbing · ~14 min drivePhoto: Magpieturtle, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Lower TierRock climbing · Next door
- Ball Field BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Low Ball HillRock climbing · Next door
- Heart of StoneRock climbing · Next door
- Whale headRock climbing · Next door
- Pyramid Mountain / Booze WallRock climbing · Next door
- Middle SolitudeRock climbing · Next door
- Upper SolitudeRock climbing · Next door
- Kincaid WoodsRock climbing · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Cave Area
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
36° / 19°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
9 wet
Nov
51° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charlotteburg Rsvr, NJ, 5.1 mi away at 778 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
