Devils Den, Main
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7 routes
- V0 – V2
- Bouldering
- Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
Is Devils Den, Main open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Gettysburg National Military Park. It doesn't name Devils Den, Main, so check the source for the area it covers.
David Wills House Closure
Park closure covering Gettysburg National Military Park · NPS · Gettysburg National Military Park
As of · Source: NPS · Gettysburg National Military Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Devils Den, Main is a bouldering area within Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of trails and climbing spots, with the Devil's Den Trail, the Electric Railway Bed Trail and the Plum Run climbing area all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with seven routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0 to V2, with V1 as the median. High Crack is the easiest at V0, and 5th Battery is the hardest at V2, with Tyler Madani credited for its first ascent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages climb to about 86°F. Nearby, the Historic Bushman House (Gettysburg) campground is about half a mile away, and Rock Creek offers canoeing roughly 1.7 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
Best time to visit Devils Den, Main
Best months: April–June and August–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
40° / 21°
8 wet
Feb
43° / 22°
7 wet
Mar
52° / 30°
9 wet
Apr
64° / 40°
10 wet
May
73° / 49°
11 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 61°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
66° / 43°
8 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
45° / 26°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eisenhower Nhs, PA, 1.2 mi away at 540 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (7)
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