High Ball Boulder
- 8 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
High Ball Boulder is a bouldering area in New York, about 1.2 miles from the town of Wading River. It sits right next to two other climbing areas, Split Rock and Southern Boulder, each about 0.1 mile away, which makes it easy to pair with them on a single visit. The bouldering here is all on the V scale, with eight routes ranging from V0 to V4. The easiest are Hold My Beer and The North Face at V0, and the hardest is Little Horn / Big Horn at V4. Nuclear Fission is a V3+ boulder with a first ascent date of November 17, 2018. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 68°F in May to 74°F in September, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s to low 40s. Other nearby spots include the Red Trail hike about 1.8 miles away and the Hillside Drive mountain biking route about 2.6 miles away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit High Ball Boulder
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
38° / 21°
Feb
40° / 22°
Mar
47° / 29°
Apr
57° / 38°
May
68° / 48°
Jun
76° / 58°
Jul
82° / 64°
Aug
81° / 63°
Sep
74° / 56°
Oct
63° / 44°
Nov
53° / 34°
Dec
44° / 27°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Upton Coop - Nwsfo New York, NY, 6.4 mi away at 80 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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