Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground
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Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
New York · Rock climbing · Gardiner · Near New Windsor
The Playground: Area 1
- 6 routes
- V0 – V8-
- Bouldering
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
The Playground: Area 1 is a bouldering area within the Mohonk Preserve in New York, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Suzie A Boulders, Uberfall problems and Near Trapps Bouldering all about 0.1 mile away. The area is best suited to boulderers, with six bouldering problems ranging from V0 to V8-. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring through early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Mohonk Lake weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest at about 83°F. That station sits roughly 500 feet lower than the preserve, so temperatures on the boulders run a little cooler. The Millbrook Ridge Trail is about 0.4 mile away, and the Old Minnewaska Trail is about 0.8 mile away. For a longer outing, the Trapps Trail lies about 1.6 miles off.
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More in New WindsorBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit The Playground: Area 1
Best months: April and June–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
34° / 19°
11 wet · 7 snow
Feb
37° / 20°
9 wet · 6 snow
Mar
46° / 27°
11 wet · 4 snow
Apr
60° / 39°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 50°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 64°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 63°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 45°
11 wet
Nov
49° / 35°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
38° / 25°
11 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mohonk Lake, NY, 2.8 mi away at 1,245 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (6)
Anticipation Boulder(1)
Folded Rock(1)
Pearl a.k.a. The Whale boulder, The(2)
Split Rock(2)
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