Oliver Leavitt
- 4 routes
- 5.7 – 5.8
- Sport · Bouldering
- May–Sep
- best months
Oliver Leavitt is a climbing area in New York, about half a mile from the town of Oxbow. It is a small crag with a handful of routes, and the closest neighbor is Payne Lake, another climbing area about 1.5 miles away. The climbing here is a mix of sport and bouldering, with four routes in total. Two of them are sport routes, Raspberry Fields Forever at 5.7 and Dirty Deeds at 5.8, and two are bouldering problems graded V1- and V1+. The sport routes are the most developed, with Raspberry Fields Forever having a first ascent by Cooper Uliano. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gouverneur show July highs around 79°F with lows near 57°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. Other climbing areas within about 6 miles include First Overlook, Cliffs Minor and Indian River Lakes. For time on the water, Otter Creek offers canoeing about 5.7 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Oliver Leavitt
Best months: May–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°
16 wet
Feb
29° / 6°
13 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
53° / 31°
12 wet
May
66° / 42°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 57°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
13 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
15 wet
Dec
33° / 15°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gouverneur 3 Nw, NY, 7.6 mi away at 420 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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