Vermont · Rock climbing · Winhall

Tomahawk

12 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering
May–Oct
best months

Is Tomahawk open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. It doesn't name Tomahawk, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Tomahawk is a bouldering area in Vermont's Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, within the Manchester Ranger District. It sits on Forest Service land, and the Monolith and Breadloaf climbing areas are each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 12 routes spread across the V0 to V9 range. The easiest is Broken Face at V0, and the hardest is Blunt Force Project at V9. Other named routes include Battle Hammer at V3 and Slingshot at V5. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July averages at the nearby Peru weather station run around 75°F for highs and 56°F for lows, and the station sits about 175 feet lower than the area. The Spruce Peak hike is about a mile away, and Bromley Shelter is about 1.7 miles off. Paddlers can find Otter Creek roughly 7 miles away, and the Appalachian Trail runs about 2.4 miles away.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Tomahawk

    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.

    1. Jan

      27° / 8°

    2. Feb

      31° / 10°

    3. Mar

      38° / 17°

    4. Apr

      50° / 30°

    5. May

      64° / 42°

    6. Jun

      70° / 51°

    7. Jul

      75° / 56°

    8. Aug

      73° / 55°

    9. Sep

      67° / 47°

    10. Oct

      56° / 37°

    11. Nov

      43° / 26°

    12. 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.

Routes (12)