Falls of Lana picnic area
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Vermont · Rock climbing · Salisbury · Near Randolph
The Crack
- 5.8
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Aug–Oct
- best months
Is The Crack open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name The Crack, 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.
Located in The Box sector at Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana, this route sits near the middle of the grade range among the three climbs catalogued at the crag.
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 · Trailside Boulders
Best time to go · Aug–Oct
Best time to visit The Crack
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
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: Boston Public Library, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana
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3 trad climbing routes at Lake Dunmore/Falls of Lana in Vermont.
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Waterfall Boulders
~14 min drive
Waterfall Boulders in Vermont has 12 bouldering routes.
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Trailside Boulders
~15 min drive
Trailside Boulders in Vermont has 9 bouldering routes across 9 difficulty grades.
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Talus Field Boulders
~15 min drive
Talus Field Boulders in Vermont has 16 bouldering routes across 9 grades.
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Chittenden Bouldering
~16 min drive
Chittenden Bouldering in Vermont has 1 bouldering route.
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Vermont's Lonely Rocks - Central
~18 min drive
Vermont's Lonely Rocks - Central is a bouldering crag in Vermont with 8 routes.
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Warm-Up Area
~22 min drive
Warm-Up Area in Vermont has 6 bouldering routes on 4 difficulty grades.
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Chaffee Falls
~22 min drive
Chaffee Falls in Vermont has 36 bouldering routes across 20 difficulty grades.
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Trailside Boulder
~22 min drive
Trailside Boulder in Vermont has 10 bouldering routes.
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Riverside Boulder
~22 min drive
Riverside Boulder in Vermont has 8 bouldering routes across 7 grades.
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