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Rhode Island · Rock climbing · Exeter · Near Danielson
Beached Whale
- 5 routes
- V0 – V5
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Beached Whale is a bouldering area in Rhode Island, about 2.4 miles from the town of Escoheag. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Pirate ship wall, Normandy and The Hideout all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a cluster of boulder problems, and the routes here range from V0 to V5 on the V scale. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Coventry run to highs around 71°F in May and 74°F in September, with July the warmest at about 85°F. The climbing is all bouldering, and the five routes listed include Baleen Traverse at V0, Beluga Fin at V0, Minke Fluke at V1, Humpback Wraparound at V4 and Blue Blowhole at V5. For a walk nearby, Deep Pond trail and Tippecansett trail are each about half a mile away.
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More in DanielsonBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Beached Whale
Best months: April–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.
Jan
36° / 18°
Feb
39° / 20°
Mar
47° / 26°
Apr
60° / 36°
May
71° / 47°
Jun
80° / 57°
Jul
85° / 64°
Aug
82° / 62°
Sep
74° / 54°
Oct
62° / 42°
Nov
51° / 32°
Dec
42° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Coventry 2, RI, 13.3 mi away at 280 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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