The Cleaver Boulder
- 6 routes
- V1+ – V3
- Bouldering
- Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
The Cleaver Boulder is a bouldering area in the Wissahickon Valley of Pennsylvania, on county land. It sits among a cluster of climbing and riding spots, with Dueling Snakes Wall and the White Trail both about 0.1 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with six routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V1+ to V3, and two of the named routes are Tsunami at V1+ and Delicatessen at V3. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Norristown show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages climb to about 89°F. Other climbing areas close by include The Thorny Boulder and Valley Green, each about 0.3 mile away. The Wissahickon Ski Club is about 3 miles off, and the Tidal Delaware River Water Trail is roughly 9 miles away.
- Dueling Snakes WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- White TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
The Thorny BoulderRock climbingPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi- Valley GreenRock climbingPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
- Devil's Pool BoulderRock climbingPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
- Wissahickon Ski ClubDownhill skiing3 mi
- Tidal Delaware River Water TrailCanoeing9.1 mi
- Coopers Poynt Park TrailHiking9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- The Thorny BoulderRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Valley GreenRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Devil's Pool BoulderRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Main RockRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Livezey RockRock climbing · ~2 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- McCallum BouldersRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Cresheim ValleyRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Wissahickon Valley ParkRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- The Picnic BoulderRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Revolutionary Ridge BouldersRock climbing · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit The Cleaver Boulder
Best months: June and September–November. 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
42° / 23°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
43° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
52° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
65° / 42°
13 wet
May
75° / 52°
14 wet
Jun
84° / 62°
12 wet
Jul
89° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
80° / 58°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 45°
11 wet
Nov
57° / 35°
10 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norristown, PA, 6.9 mi away at 62 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
