Thompson Hill Campground
Campground
Campground · 7.9 mi from the trail
Vermont · Rock climbing · Vershire · Near Bradford
Guy's Initiation
- 5.8
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
One of 10 routes catalogued at Lasso Ledge, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's 5.7 to 5.11a range.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Dixie's II
Restaurant
Open after 6
If it rainsredjar, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJustin Smith Morrill Homestead
Museum
Museum · 8.7 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 Bradford- Nearby · Eagle Hollow · Eagle Ledge · Lyme Hill
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Guy's Initiation
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, 2.5 mi away at 1,180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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