Pennsylvania · Rock climbing · Cumberland Township

Plum Run

Plum RunPhoto: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering
Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov
best months

Is Plum Run open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Gettysburg National Military Park. It doesn't name Plum Run, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: NPS · Gettysburg National Military Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Plum Run is a bouldering area within Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among the park's other climbing and hiking destinations, with Devils Den, Main just 0.1 mile away and the Electric Railway Bed Trail and Devil's Den Trail also within a tenth of a mile. The area is a cluster of boulder problems, with eight routes listed and all of them bouldering. Grades run from V0 to V4, with V0 being the most common. Scarab is the hardest, at V4, and was first ascended by Dylan Salmon. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages climb to about 86°F. Nearby, the Historic Bushman House (Gettysburg) campground is about half a mile away, and Rock Creek offers canoeing roughly 1.7 miles off.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov

    Best time to visit Plum Run

    Best months: April–June and August–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.

    1. Jan

      40° / 21°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      43° / 22°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      52° / 30°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      64° / 40°

      10 wet

    5. May

      73° / 49°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 57°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      86° / 63°

      9 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 61°

      8 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 54°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      66° / 43°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 32°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      45° / 26°

      8 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eisenhower Nhs, PA, 1.2 mi away at 540 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (8)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
No fee

Source: National Park Service API

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