Main Wall
- 33 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Main Wall is a bouldering area in Clark Reservation State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Lake Gulley and Flying Whale Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 33 boulder problems, ranging from V0 to V7. The easiest is Earth Birth, a V0 boulder, and the hardest is Sittin' and Shittn', a V7. The median grade is V3, so climbers can find routes at every level of the V scale. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Syracuse show July highs around 82°F with lows near 62°F, while January highs average about 32°F. The Lake Trail is about half a mile away, and the Erie Canalway Trail (Dewitt to Chittenango) is roughly 4.4 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Onondaga Lake Circumnavigation, about 8.7 miles away, and the Erie Canal Water Trail, about 9.7 miles away.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Main Wall
Best months: June–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
32° / 16°
19 wet
Feb
34° / 18°
16 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
16 wet
Apr
56° / 36°
14 wet
May
69° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
60° / 42°
15 wet
Nov
48° / 33°
16 wet
Dec
37° / 24°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY, 8 mi away at 413 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (33)
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