Falls of Lana picnic area
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Vermont · Rock climbing · Salisbury · Near Randolph
The Box
- 5.9
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Blocked at last check
Weather is adverse; agency alerts are in effect for this area · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 14 h ago
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Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name The Box, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Klondike Fire Incident Report
Agency closure covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
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
Moosalamoo Campground Water System
Agency alert covering Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
The hardest route catalogued at Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana, located in The Box sector.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Paddlers Pub
Pub
On your way back · 1 miIf it rains Randolph Historical Society Museum
Museum
In town
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More in Randolph- Nearby · Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana · Waterfall Boulders · Chittenden Bouldering
Best time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit The Box
Best months: August–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
31° / 9°
11 wet
Feb
35° / 10°
9 wet
Mar
44° / 19°
10 wet
Apr
59° / 30°
11 wet
May
72° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
80° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 56°
13 wet
Aug
82° / 54°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 36°
11 wet
Nov
47° / 27°
11 wet
Dec
36° / 16°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Salisbury 2 N, VT, 2.3 mi away at 420 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
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Photo: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana
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