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Oliphant Boulder
- 6 routes
- V2 – V11+
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Oliphant Boulder is a bouldering area in New York, about 0.3 miles from the town of Ramapo. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with High Electricity boulder and Swath Boulders each about 0.1 miles away, and the White Diamond Trail about 0.2 miles off. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes ranging from V2 to V11+. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest at about 84°F. The routes include Oliphant Crack at V2, In a New York Minute at V4-5 and Africa Tattoo at V8. Crack Project is the hardest, at V11+.
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Best time to visit Oliphant 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° / 20°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanaque Raymond Dam, NJ, 9.7 mi away at 245 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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