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Vermont · Rock climbing · Vershire · Near Bradford
Eagle Ledge
- 10 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10b
- Sport · Trad
- May–Oct
- best months
Eagle Ledge is a climbing area in Vermont's Vershire Town Forest, about 0.1 mile from the Eagle Hollow climbing area and 0.4 mile from Lasso Ledge. It is a cluster of 10 sport and trad routes, with sport styles dominating and grades ranging from 5.5 to 5.10b. The most difficult of the named routes is Eagle Horns, a 5.10b sport climb. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Corinth run to a high of 77°F and a low of 56°F, while winter highs there stay in the 20s. The area is open year-round, and the closest neighbors are Eagle Hollow and Lasso Ledge. Paddlers can reach the Ompompanoosuc River about 2 miles away, and the Rabbit Path hike is roughly 4 miles off.
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Museum · 8.9 mi from BradfordHistoric Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98) in Strafford, Vermont, and was one of the first declared National Historic Landmarks, in 1960
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More in BradfordBest time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Eagle Ledge
Best months: May–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
25° / 4°
Feb
28° / 5°
Mar
37° / 16°
Apr
51° / 29°
May
63° / 41°
Jun
72° / 50°
Jul
77° / 56°
Aug
74° / 52°
Sep
67° / 45°
Oct
55° / 34°
Nov
42° / 25°
Dec
31° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Corinth, VT, 2.2 mi away at 1,180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (10)
Eagle HornsFA: Morgan Patterson5.10bShoo-B-Doop5.5Turkey ShootFA: Doc?5.6Soaring EagleFA: Morgan Patterson5.7Party TimeFA: Morgan Patterson, Fall 20205.8Eagle ShitsFA: ?DOC?5.8+Guardian EagleFA: Morgan Patterson, Summer 20215.9EagletFA: Morgan Patterson & Kyle Hedgepeth, Fall 20205.9+Trash Talking TurkiesFA: Morgan Patterson & Matt Severson, Fall 20205.9+Waning LightFA: Matt Severson & Morgan Patterson, Summer 20215.9+
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