New York City
- 9 routes
- V0- – V3
- Bouldering · Sport
- Apr–Oct
- best months
New York City is a climbing area in New York, with Le Petit Senegal as the nearest town. It sits among a cluster of bouldering and climbing spots, including Shit Rock and Snake Rock, both about 0.4 miles away. The Giraffe Path hike is just 0.3 miles off. The climbing here is mostly bouldering, with eight boulder problems and one sport route among the nine routes listed. The sport route is rated at 5.6. The bouldering runs from V0- to V3, with Recherché at V3 and I Love Refrigerators at V0- as two of the named problems. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 71°F in May and 76°F in September. Winters are cold, with January highs near 40°F and a few snowy days each month from December through February. Nearby, the Hoboken Newport Walkway- Hudson River Waterfront Walkway is about 1.5 miles away, and the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail is roughly 2.1 miles away. Paddlers can reach the New York City Water Trail within about 3.4 miles and the Saw Mill Creek Canoe Trail across the state line in New Jersey at about 4.9 miles.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit New York City
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, 1.9 mi away at 130 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (9)
Carroll Park(1)
Courtside(1)
Good Morning Rock(2)
High Bridge Park(1)
Riverside Park(1)
Slab Town(1)
Times Square(1)
Van Courtland Park(1)
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: Jedelstein01, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Split Rock
~4 min drive
Split Rock in New York has 8 bouldering routes across 6 grades.
Photo: MartinThoma, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Cat Rock
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Cat Rock in New York has 11 climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
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Shit Rock
Next door
Shit Rock is a New York climbing area with 5 routes across 4 grades.
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Snake Rock
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Snake Rock in New York has 5 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades.
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Worthless Boulder
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Worthless Boulder in New York has 36 bouldering routes across 18 difficulty grades.
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Westside Outcrops
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Westside Outcrops in New York has 16 bouldering routes across 9 grades.
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St. Nicks Wall
~1 min drive
St. Nicks Wall in New York has 14 bouldering routes across 7 grades.
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St. Nicholas Park
~2 min drive
Urban New York crag with accessible climbing for multiple ability levels.
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Central Park
~3 min drive
Central Park has 15 bouldering routes in New York.
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Chess Rock
~5 min drive
Chess Rock in New York has 8 climbing routes on bouldering pads.
