Pennsylvania · Rock climbing · Conyngham Township

Main Block, Back Side

11 routes
5.6 – 5.11a
Sport · Top Rope · Trad
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

Main Block, Back Side is a climbing area on Earth Conservancy Property in Pennsylvania, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among several other climbing areas, which makes it easy to pair with other routes in the same stretch of the conservancy's land. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station run about 80°F for highs and 58°F for lows, and September stays mild with highs around 72°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than this area, so temperatures on the rock may run a little cooler. Rear Wall, Main Block, Front Side and Library, The are all about 0.1 mile away. Paradise is about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the Mocanaqua Loop Trail is roughly 1.7 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Main Block, Back Side

    Best months: April and June–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

      33° / 16°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      36° / 18°

      9 wet

    3. Mar

      44° / 25°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      58° / 35°

      12 wet

    5. May

      69° / 46°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 55°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      80° / 58°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 57°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      72° / 50°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 39°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      48° / 31°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      38° / 22°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Benton 3 Ne, PA, 12.2 mi away at 1,095 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (11)