Pennsylvania · Rock climbing · Falmouth · Near Elizabethtown

Warm-up Area

19 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering
Apr, Jun
best months

Warm-up Area is a bouldering area in Pennsylvania, about a mile from the town of Falmouth. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Breadloaf & Immediate Vicinity, The Cave and Creekside & The Split Boulders all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is a bouldering hub, with 19 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades run from V0- up to V9, with the median around V2-. Some of the named routes include Captain Prow at V0-, Parkour at V3 and No Moss at V9. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F. The closest climbing is right next door, with Governor Stable and Herr Brothers about 0.2 miles away. For a hike, the Mason-Dixon Trail lies about 7 miles off.

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun

    Best time to visit Warm-up Area

    Best months: April, June and August–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

      39° / 23°

      11 wet · 5 snow

    2. Feb

      42° / 25°

      10 wet · 5 snow

    3. Mar

      51° / 32°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    4. Apr

      64° / 43°

      12 wet

    5. May

      74° / 53°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 63°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 68°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 66°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 58°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      66° / 46°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      54° / 36°

      9 wet · 1 snow

    12. Dec

      43° / 28°

      10 wet · 3 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Middletown Harrisburg Intl Ap, PA, 5.7 mi away at 312 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (19)