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Vermont · Rock climbing · Colchester · Near South Burlington
Winooski Cut
- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10b
- Sport
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Winooski Cut is a climbing area in Vermont, about a mile from the town of Winooski. It sits right next to the Winooski Cut/Quarry climbing area, which is just 0.1 mile away, and the two are often treated as a single destination. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes spread across a range from 5.7 to 5.10b. Ben Beaudoin is the first ascender on several of them, including Adventure Time at 5.7 and The Winooski Fault at 5.8. Above the Fold, the hardest route at 5.10b, is also among the options. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Burlington run to highs around 82°F in July, with September still near 73°F. Winters are cold and snowy, with January highs around 29°F and snow on about 14 days that month. The Blue Trail and Casavant Nature Trail are both within a mile, and Vermont's Lonely Rocks - Northern is about a mile away. For a longer outing, Ethan Allen Park is roughly 4 miles off.
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More in South BurlingtonBest time to go · Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Winooski Cut
Best months: August–September. 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° / 13°
15 wet · 14 snow
Feb
32° / 14°
12 wet · 12 snow
Mar
41° / 24°
13 wet · 9 snow
Apr
55° / 36°
13 wet · 3 snow
May
69° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
13 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
13 wet
Aug
81° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 42°
13 wet · 1 snow
Nov
46° / 32°
14 wet · 5 snow
Dec
35° / 21°
15 wet · 11 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burlington Intl Ap, VT, 1.6 mi away at 330 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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