Insectarium Boulder
- 6 routes
- V0 – V4-5
- Bouldering
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Insectarium Boulder is a bouldering area in Pennypack Park in Pennsylvania, about 2.6 miles from a weather station in Philadelphia. It sits within the park's own land unit, and the climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes spread across a range of grades from V0- to V4-5. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Philadelphia station run from highs around 75°F in May to about 79°F in September, with July the warmest at about 88°F. The routes include Milkweed at V0-, Caterpillar at V0, Chrysalis and Ovum at V1, Monarch at V3 and Project at V4-5. Geocache Boulder is less than a mile away, and Owen's Boulder and Pennypack Park are both within about 3 miles. The Tidal Delaware River Water Trail is about 3.5 miles off.
- Geocache BoulderRock climbing0.9 mi
- Pennypack ParkRock climbing2.1 mi
- PNE TrailHiking2.8 mi
- Owen's BoulderRock climbing3 mi
- Tidal Delaware River Water TrailCanoeing3.5 mi
- Garwood RoadHiking6.1 mi
- Wall Park BoulderRock climbing6.1 mi
- Hartford RoadHiking6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Main RockRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Livezey RockRock climbing · ~17 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Devil's Pool BoulderRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Valley GreenRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The Thorny BoulderRock climbing · ~18 min drivePhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
f. Cramped FaceRock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Ralph Stover State Park (High Rocks)Rock climbing · ~47 min drivePhoto: Andrew Gnias, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Geocache BoulderRock climbing · ~2 min drive
- Pennypack ParkRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Owen's BoulderRock climbing · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit Insectarium Boulder
Best months: April–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° / 27°
11 wet
Feb
45° / 28°
10 wet
Mar
53° / 35°
11 wet
Apr
65° / 44°
12 wet
May
75° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
83° / 64°
11 wet
Jul
88° / 69°
11 wet
Aug
86° / 68°
10 wet
Sep
79° / 60°
9 wet
Oct
67° / 48°
10 wet
Nov
57° / 38°
9 wet
Dec
47° / 31°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Philadelphia Ne Ap, PA, 2.6 mi away at 100 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
