The Heel
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
Is The Heel 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 Heel, 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.
One of 17 boulder problems catalogued at Breadloaf, ranging from V0 to V8. First ascent by Tom McCabe.
- The MonolithRock climbing · Next door
- French QuarterRock climbing · Next door
- The MothershipRock climbing · Next door
- Area 51Rock climbing · Next door
- The ArboristRock climbing · Next door
- Crash SiteRock climbing · Next door
- Bobcat BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Debris Field RightRock climbing · Next door
- Left ValeRock climbing · Next door
- The FarmhouseRock climbing · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Pickerel PondLake fishing · ~4 min drive
Bromley Mountain Ski ResortDownhill skiing · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jrclark, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bromley MountainSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Catamount - 30 to 11Cross-country skiing · ~5 min drive
Best time to visit The Heel
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
27° / 8°
Feb
31° / 10°
Mar
38° / 17°
Apr
50° / 30°
May
64° / 42°
Jun
70° / 51°
Jul
75° / 56°
Aug
73° / 55°
Sep
67° / 47°
Oct
56° / 37°
Nov
43° / 26°
Dec
32° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Peru, VT, 5.3 mi away at 1,700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
