Upper Lunch
- 7 routes
- V2 – V8
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Upper Lunch is a bouldering area in Ohio, about 1.5 miles from the town of Lancaster. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Lower Lunch, The Slab and The Dungeon all within about a tenth of a mile. The Quarry Trail starts just as close by, and the Woodland Trail and Deer Run Trail are each about 0.3 miles away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes spread across the area. The grades run from V2 to V8, with the median at V6. Some of the named routes are Traverse at V2, Richard Shugert at V6 and Reduce Reuse Recycle at V8. For timing, September is a comfortable month, with typical highs around 78°F and lows near 55°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Lancaster. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock may run a little cooler.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Upper Lunch
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, 1.3 mi away at 827 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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