Bridge Boulders
- 6 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering · Trad
- May–Sep
- best months
Bridge Boulders is a bouldering area in the Silver Lake Wilderness of New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It sits within the wilderness, and the closest neighbor is Woods Lake Bouldering, about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes in total. Five are bouldering problems and one is a trad route. The grades run from V0 to V3, with the median at V2. The named routes include Ocean of Rock (V0), Slabosaurus Rex (V2) and Things That go Bump in the Night (V3). Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 77°F with lows near 56°F, while January highs average about 24°F. Pinnacle Mountain, a climbing area about 4.5 miles away, and the Godfrey Road Spur Trail, a hike about 3.1 miles away, are the closest options for more time on the rock or on foot.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Bridge Boulders
Best months: May–September. 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
24° / 7°
Feb
27° / 8°
Mar
35° / 16°
Apr
48° / 29°
May
63° / 42°
Jun
72° / 52°
Jul
77° / 56°
Aug
73° / 54°
Sep
67° / 46°
Oct
53° / 36°
Nov
40° / 25°
Dec
30° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gloversville 7nw (Peck Lake), NY, 11.3 mi away at 1,455 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (6)
Lump Boulder(1)
Moss Boulder(1)
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