New York · Rock climbing · Lake Minnewaska · Near New Windsor

f. Off Limits & Reach Around Walls

f. Off Limits & Reach Around WallsPhoto: bgreenlee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.6 – 5.10a/b
Mixed · Sport · Trad
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

The climbing area f. Off Limits & Reach Around Walls sits within Minnewaska State Park Preserve in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. It lies among a cluster of named climbing areas, including g. Enterprise Wall, i. Terror Dome and j. Scrotum Pole/Drive in Area, all within about a tenth of a mile. Peterskill is also close by. The routes here range from about 5.6 to 5.10a/b, with mixed climbing the most common style, and a few sport and trad options. The grade range makes it a good fit for climbers with a solid intermediate background. Reach Around and Bent Crankarm are among the named routes. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Mohonk Lake weather station run from highs around 83°F in July to about 73°F in September, with snow common from December through March.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Bobo’s Farm

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit f. Off Limits & Reach Around Walls

    Best months: April and June–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

      34° / 19°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      37° / 20°

      9 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      46° / 27°

      11 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      60° / 39°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      71° / 50°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 59°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 64°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 63°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 56°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 45°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 35°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      38° / 25°

      11 wet · 5 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mohonk Lake, NY, 3.7 mi away at 1,245 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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