Vermont · Bouldering · Pittsford · Near Randolph

Lightning Bolt

One of seven climbs catalogued at Warm-Up Area, this route sits near the top of the crag's range. First ascent by Owen Kulp.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip

Sleep close
Rolston Rest Shelter
Campground
Campground · 6.7 mi from the trail
Eat after
Pittsford Pub & Grill
Pub
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsHarvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Billings Farm Museum
Museum
Museum · 25 mi from Randolph
Museum and active dairy farm in Woodstock, Vermont

Also worth it near here
- Furnace BrookCanoeing · Next door
- Cave TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Hewitt BrookCross-country skiing · ~5 min drive
- Round Robin (C-7)Mountain biking · ~8 min drive
Best time to visit Lightning Bolt
Best months: June–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
  29° / 8°
  13 wet · 9 snow
2. Feb
  32° / 9°
  10 wet · 8 snow
3. Mar
  41° / 18°
  12 wet · 6 snow
4. Apr
  55° / 31°
  12 wet · 2 snow
5. May
  68° / 42°
  13 wet
6. Jun
  76° / 52°
  12 wet
7. Jul
  80° / 56°
  12 wet
8. Aug
  78° / 54°
  11 wet
9. Sep
  71° / 46°
  10 wet
10. Oct
  58° / 35°
  12 wet
11. Nov
  46° / 26°
  12 wet · 3 snow
12. Dec
  35° / 16°
  14 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rutland, VT, 7.3 mi away at 620 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.