East Face
- 21 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
East Face is a bouldering area in Central Park, New York, on city land. It sits among several other climbing areas, including West Face, North Face and Chess Rock, all within about a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with routes ranging from V0 to V8 on the V scale. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest at about 85°F. The routes are listed with their V grades, and the area has 21 bouldering problems. Among them are Small Wall Left at V0, Death By Dizzy at V2, Testpiece Lite at V3 and Yuki Problem at V8. The North Face and West Face climbing areas are close by, and the Tech Walk hike is about 1.4 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit East Face
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
40° / 28°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
42° / 30°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
50° / 36°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 46°
11 wet
May
71° / 55°
12 wet
Jun
80° / 64°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 70°
11 wet
Aug
83° / 69°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 62°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 51°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 42°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 34°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New York Cntrl Pk Twr, NY, 0.8 mi away at 130 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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