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// Rock climbing · Connecticut

Climbing at Burr Pond State Park / Paugnut State Forest

77 boulders on 18 walls, V0–V9. In Connecticut. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
77
Walls
18
Grades
V0–V9
Rock
Gneiss
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
April–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V0 to V9. Half are between V1 and V4.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly east-facing: morning sun, afternoon shade.

North2 sectorsNortheast3 sectorsEast2 sectorsSoutheast8 sectorsSouth1 sectorSouthwest0 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest1 sector

Estimated best season: April–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 18 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Motocross Valley Dark TowerSE · 148° · V0–V515 boulders
02Laurel Queen BoulderSE · 133° · V1–V710 boulders
03SanitariumSE · 113° · V4–V67 boulders
04Boulder GrottoE · 94° · V1–V56 boulders
05BOB’s BasementNE · 55° · V0–V25 boulders
06Boulder Over Burr (Bob)N · 2° · V1–V95 boulders
07Powerlinezzz BoulderS · 163° · V0–V75 boulders
08Bush WhackerSE · 116° · V2–V44 boulders
09Electric Universe BoulderNE · 58° · V1–V44 boulders
10Peninsula Trail bouldersV14 boulders
11Welcome to the TerrorDomeNE · 30° · V0–V34 boulders
12Space SnakesSE · 123° · V0–V12 boulders
13Black and VeinySE · 135° · V01 boulder
14Buttrick Road BoulderSE · 134°1 route
15Hand Crack BoulderSE · 127° · V01 boulder
16Highland LakeE · 90° · V01 boulder
17Moss Key BoulderNW · 322°1 route
18Summer Moon BoulderN · 347°1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Old Starks RoadWalnut MountainPink Granite Maze (100 Acre Zone)The Uncanny ValleyPleasant ValleyBurlington Fish Hatchery BouldersMile of LedgesSessions Woods WMAHough MountainDean’s RavineFiretown RoadSunset BouldersPleasant ValleyBurlington Fish Hatchery BouldersBurr Pond State Park / Paugnut State ForestCONNECTICUT · 44 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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