Garnet
- V0
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
One of ten bouldering problems catalogued at Valley Green, this climb sits at the entry level of the Orange Trail Upper Boulders sector.
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)
- The Cleaver BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Dueling Snakes WallRock climbing · Next door
- McCallum BouldersRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- Cresheim ValleyRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Wissahickon Valley ParkRock climbing · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Garnet
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, 7.1 mi away at 62 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
