Rifle
- V3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
One of the hardest problems catalogued at Valley Green, this climb represents the upper end of the V3 ceiling in The Peak Boulder sector.
Valley GreenRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Thorny BoulderRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Devil's Pool BoulderRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Molly Des Jardin, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Main RockRock climbing · ~1 min drivePhoto: Quincy Morgan, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Livezey RockRock climbing · ~1 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 Rifle
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° / 28°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
45° / 30°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
53° / 36°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 46°
12 wet
May
76° / 56°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 66°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 71°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 70°
9 wet
Sep
80° / 63°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 41°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 33°
11 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Phila Franklin Inst, PA, 7.2 mi away at 60 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
