Kennedy's Mill
- 7 routes
- V2-3 – V4-5
- Bouldering
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Kennedy's Mill is a bouldering area in Pennsylvania, sitting about a tenth of a mile from the community of Kennedy Mill. It is a small cluster of boulders rather than a large crag, and its climbing is all on rock rather than on walls or in caves. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated between V2-3 and V4-5 on the V scale. The easiest are Leprechauns Need Love at V2-3 and Elephants Have Dreams Too at V2+. Arachnaphobia and Dancing with the Stars are both V3+, and Headbangers' Ball is the hardest at V4-5. The routes are named with a mix of whimsy and alliteration, and several of them have first ascents credited to Clint Egnatz. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Slippery Rock show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 81°F. Other climbing areas lie about 2.7 miles away, including Rim Road Climbing Area, Island Block and Rappel Rock. For a walk, the Slippery Rock Gorge Trail (NCT) is about 2.8 miles off.
- Rim Road Climbing AreaRock climbing2.7 mi
Island BlockRock climbingPhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi- Rappel RockRock climbingPhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.7 mi
- Sunshine WallRock climbing2.7 mi
- Slippery Rock Gorge Trail (NCT)Hiking2.8 mi
Glacier Ridge Trail (NCT)HikingPhoto: hhm8, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.5 mi- North Country TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Five Points TrailHiking4.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Island BlockRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rappel RockRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Hidden in Plain SightRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rim Road Climbing AreaRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Sunshine WallRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Birthday BoulderRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- McConnells Mill State ParkRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Squid WallRock climbing · ~47 min drive
- Bears Den CabinRock climbing · ~47 min drive
- Parking Lot BouldersRock climbing · ~59 min drive
Best time to visit Kennedy's Mill
Best months: August–September. 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
33° / 17°
16 wet
Feb
37° / 18°
14 wet
Mar
46° / 25°
14 wet
Apr
59° / 35°
14 wet
May
69° / 45°
15 wet
Jun
77° / 54°
14 wet
Jul
81° / 58°
13 wet
Aug
80° / 56°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 50°
11 wet
Oct
61° / 39°
13 wet
Nov
49° / 31°
13 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Slippery Rock 1 Ssw, PA, 7.9 mi away at 1,260 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
