f. Cramped Face
Photo: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
- 5.3 – 5.9
- Trad · Mixed
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Cramped Face is a climbing area in Ralph Stover State Park in Pennsylvania, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including The Great Buttress, Tango Wall and Ralph Stover State Park (High Rocks), all about 0.1 mile away. The area has eight routes, seven of which are trad and one is mixed. Grades run from 5.3 to 5.9, with the median at 5.6. Among the routes are Loose Block (5.3), Cramped Thumb (5.6) and Shalestorm (5.9), the hardest of the group. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bucksville show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Chief Running Deer Trail is about 2 miles away, and the Delaware River offers fishing roughly 10 miles off.
- g. The Great ButtressRock climbing0.1 mi
- d. Tango WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Ralph Stover State Park (High Rocks)Rock climbingPhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
- c. Neolithic WallRock climbing0.1 mi
- Chief Running Deer TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Mimi's TrailHiking4.6 mi
- Yellow TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Delaware RiverRiver fishing9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Ralph Stover State Park (High Rocks)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- o. Chain Reaction ButtressRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- d. Tango WallRock climbing · Next door
- c. Neolithic WallRock climbing · Next door
- b. Practice FaceRock climbing · Next door
- l. Hawk's NestRock climbing · Next door
- m. Noncensus AreaRock climbing · Next door
- p. Obnoxious PartnerRock climbing · Next door
- r. Far FaceRock climbing · Next door
- The Edge (Closed)Rock climbing · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit f. Cramped Face
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
38° / 19°
8 wet
Feb
41° / 20°
7 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
8 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
9 wet
May
72° / 49°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
9 wet
Jul
85° / 63°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
8 wet
Nov
54° / 31°
7 wet
Dec
43° / 25°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bucksville, PA, 6.9 mi away at 387 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
