Flatrock Boulders
- 9 routes
- V0 – V6
- Bouldering
- Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
Flatrock Boulders is a bouldering area in New York, about half a mile from the village of Minnehaha. It is a cluster of boulders rather than a single climb, and the routes here are all boulders, with grades ranging from V0 to V6. The boulders sit close to town, which makes them an easy addition to a day spent exploring the surrounding trails. The John Brown Tract Trail is about 1.6 miles away and the Lost Lake Trail about 2.1 miles, and the Remsen Falls Trail, a mountain biking route, is roughly 3.3 miles off. The climbing area has nine bouldering routes, with the easiest at V0 and the hardest at V6. Among them are Freshet Arête, a V0, and From Colorado With Love, a V6, both of which are boulders. The area is best suited to climbers who enjoy bouldering on a small scale, with no single route standing out as the most challenging. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Old Forge weather station show July highs around 75°F with lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s.
Best time to go · Jun, Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Flatrock Boulders
Best months: June and August–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
26° / 5°
19 wet
Feb
29° / 7°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 15°
14 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
13 wet
May
64° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jul
75° / 54°
13 wet
Aug
74° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
67° / 46°
12 wet
Oct
55° / 36°
14 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
15 wet
Dec
31° / 15°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Old Forge, NY, 4.8 mi away at 1,748 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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