Junkyard Wall
- 10 routes
- V1 – V6
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Junkyard Wall is a bouldering area in Ohio, about 1.4 miles from the town of Lancaster. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Flat Rocks, The Amphitheater and The Slab all about 0.1 mile away, and the Quarry Trail right next door. The area is a bouldering destination, with 10 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V1 to V6, with the median at V2. Some of the named routes are Beer Road (V1), Beware the Dog (V2), and Seamless (V6). For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lancaster show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Junkyard Wall
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
37° / 22°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 24°
10 wet
Mar
52° / 32°
11 wet
Apr
65° / 41°
11 wet
May
74° / 52°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 61°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
84° / 63°
9 wet
Sep
78° / 55°
8 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
42° / 27°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancaster, OH, 1.2 mi away at 827 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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