Shit Rock
- 5 routes
- V0 – V6
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Shit Rock is a bouldering area in Central Park in New York City, on city land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Snake Rock and Worthless Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and Westside Outcrops about 0.3 mile off. The area is a compact, close-together set of boulders rather than a long route, and the climbing is all bouldering, with five routes listed and grades ranging from V0 to V6. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages about 85°F and January highs sit near 40°F. The routes here are all bouldering, and the grades run from V0 to V6. Pain in Uranus and Blob/Flounder are both V0, Pile Driver is V4, and Unknown is V6.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Shit Rock
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, 1.6 mi away at 130 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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