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Tallman Mountain
- 6 routes
- V0 – V8-
- Bouldering
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Tallman Mountain is a bouldering area in Tallman Mountain State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. The park sits in the state park system, and the climbing is all bouldering, with six routes spread across the area. The bouldering here runs from V0 up to V8-, with most of the routes at the lower end of the scale. The easiest are Crack Addict, Dumpster Diver and Perfect Perfection, all V0. Nearing Perfection is V3, and Yoga is V4-5. Spontaneous Combustion (Eliminate) is the hardest, at V8-. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 77°F, with July peaking near 86°F. The Old Erie Path Rail-Trail and the Joseph B. Clarke Rail-Trail both lie within about a mile and a half. Orange Hill Bouldering, across the state line in New Jersey, is about 1.7 miles away, and V.E. Macy Park is about 3.7 miles off.
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More in Mount KiscoBest time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Tallman Mountain
Best months: April–June and August–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° / 23°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 31°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 40°
12 wet
May
73° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
77° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 45°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 36°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY, 4.7 mi away at 200 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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