Tucker-Johnson Shelter
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Vermont · Rock climbing · Killington · Near Randolph
Right Ridge
- 4 routes
- V0 – V4+
- Bouldering
- Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Right Ridge open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Right Ridge, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).
Klondike Fire Incident Report
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
List of trail closures post-Hurricane Helene
Park closure covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Heavily damaged or closed trails
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Glastenbury fire tower is closed to public use
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
Black Bears Frequenting the McAfee Knob Area in Virginia
Park alert covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Right Ridge is a bouldering area in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Rochester Ranger District and along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. The National Park Service manages the land, and there is no fee to visit. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Rutland weather station show July highs around 80°F with lows near 56°F, while September runs about 71°F by day and 46°F at night. That station sits roughly 900 feet below the boulders, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The climbing here is all bouldering, with four routes graded from V0 to V4+. Making Time is the easiest at V0, and Heel Hooker and Sloper Slapper are both at V3 and V4+. Several other climbing areas sit right beside Right Ridge, including Regular Boulder and Spring Sliding Boulder, each about 0.1 mile away. The Appalachian and Kent Brook Trail hikes are within a mile, and the Ottauquechee River, about 3.7 miles off, offers paddling.
Around this trail
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More in Randolph- Regular BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Spring Sliding BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- Big Air BoulderRock climbing0.1 mi
- AppalachianHiking0.3 mi
- Kent Brook TrailHiking0.7 mi
Velomont - Pesky CairnHikingPhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi- Ottauquechee RiverCanoeing3.7 mi
- East CreekCanoeing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Right Ridge
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.
Jan
29° / 8°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
32° / 9°
10 wet · 8 snow
Mar
41° / 18°
12 wet · 6 snow
Apr
55° / 31°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
68° / 42°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 52°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 56°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
71° / 46°
10 wet
Oct
58° / 35°
12 wet
Nov
46° / 26°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
35° / 16°
14 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rutland, VT, 9.7 mi away at 620 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
