Ship Rock
Photo: Tim Kiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Jul–Oct
- best months
Ship Rock is a climbing area in Ohio, about 0.8 miles from the community of Park Ridge Acres. It sits among several other climbing spots, including Mike's Wall (formerly known as Midway Wall) and Clear Creek Crag, both about 0.1 miles away. The area has nine routes, eight of which are sport climbs and one is a boulder. The grades range from 5.8 to 5.13a on the YDS scale, with "Minute Man" at 5.13a being the hardest. "Beached Whale" and "Blowhole" are both 5.8 sport routes. The boulder is Power Line Boulders, also about 0.1 miles away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Springfield show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. Nearby, Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir offers lake fishing about 6.7 miles away, and the Inman Trail and Pine Forest Trail are both about 8 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Little Miami River, roughly 10 miles away.
Best time to go · Jul–Oct
Best time to visit Ship Rock
Best months: July–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
36° / 19°
12 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
13 wet
May
73° / 49°
14 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
83° / 60°
9 wet
Sep
78° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Springfield Wtp, OH, 4.9 mi away at 951 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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