Lower Left Dungeon
- 5 routes
- V2 – V6
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Lower Left Dungeon is a bouldering area in Ohio, about 1.5 miles from the town of Lancaster. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with The Dungeon, Upper Right Dungeon and Lower Lunch all within about a tenth of a mile. The Quarry Trail starts just 0.2 miles away, and the Woodland Trail is about 0.3 miles off. The area is a bouldering destination, with five routes listed, all rated on the V scale from V2 to V6. The most common grade is V3, and the hardest is V6 on the route called Project. Escape Ramp and Right to Barndoor are both V3, and Escape Ramp was first climbed by Pete Lynch and Donn Ketchum in 1999. 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 July peaking near 85°F.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Lower Left Dungeon
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, 1.4 mi away at 827 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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