Pennsylvania · Bouldering · Chanceford Township · Near Elizabethtown

Eyesocket

V0
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr, Jun
best months

One of nine boulder problems catalogued at Glen Echo, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's V0–V1 range.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Otter Creek Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 4.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Pizzatown USA

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 5 mi
  • If it rainsShumphrey-nawcc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    National Watch and Clock Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 8 mi

    Horology museum in Pennsylvania, USA

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More in Elizabethtown
  • Nearby · MDT/Otter Creek to Shanks Mare · 2.5 Alpine Wall (aka tall wall) · 3.0 Euro Wall
  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun

    Best time to visit Eyesocket

    Best months: April, June and August–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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 25°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    2. Feb

      41° / 26°

      10 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      49° / 33°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      63° / 44°

      11 wet

    5. May

      72° / 53°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 63°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 68°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 66°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      77° / 59°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 48°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 38°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 30°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Safe Harbor Dam, PA, 2.6 mi away at 195 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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