Mini-Island
Photo: Icebob99, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7 routes
- V0 – V1+
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Mini-Island is a bouldering area on Hinckley Reservation in Ohio, managed by city land. It sits among several named climbing areas, with Isle of Many Faces, Main Wall and Beer Can Alley all about 0.1 mile away. The routes here are all bouldering, and seven of them are listed, with grades ranging from V0-1 to V1+. Flapjack Traverse is V0-1, and The Crimson Trail is V1+. Jonathan Greever is the first ascent listed for most of the routes. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall stand out. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Stow run from highs around 70°F in May to 74°F in September, while winter highs stay in the 30s. Beyond the climbing, Yellow Creek offers canoeing about 6 miles away, and Tree Farm Trail and Deer Lick Cave Trail are both within about 8 miles.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Mini-Island
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
33° / 18°
Feb
36° / 19°
Mar
46° / 25°
Apr
60° / 37°
May
70° / 47°
Jun
78° / 56°
Jul
82° / 60°
Aug
81° / 59°
Sep
74° / 52°
Oct
61° / 41°
Nov
49° / 32°
Dec
39° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stow 4 Se, OH, 14.6 mi away at 1,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (7)
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