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Rattlesnake Rocks Climbing

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Areas in Rattlesnake Rocks

Bunker Hill Quarry Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Burger Boulder 3 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Fire Road Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Overlook, The 8 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Playground, The 8 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Shield, The 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Ship's Prow 15 / 1 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Ship's Prow Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Small Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Spillover, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

St. Moritz Park Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Wompatuck Slab 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Elevation:	10 ft
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Description

This is a nice little area with scattered rock outcrops on the Blue Hills Reservation in Braintree not too far from Quincy Quarries. This was? under Metropolitan District Commission control and now is probably under Department of Conservation and Recreation. Its name comes from actual fauna. Climbing in this area dates back to at least the 1930s. Oddly, Ships Prow here can be a warm place during a cold, sunny stretch. Some of the rocks are quite small. There may be hidden crags/boulders here for exploring types.

Crags here include Burger Boulder, The Shield, Ships Prow, The Playground, & The Overlook.

Apparently, in the easter part of the Blue Hills Reservation area a few more hidden crags: St. Moritz Pond, Clubouse, Chicatawbut Overlook, & Lemon Squeeze.

Getting There

To get here, drive I-3/SE Expressway to exit 8, go to Wampatuck Rd, towards Chickatawbut Rd. Park on the N side of the road past Bunker Hill Quarry. Walk back E and find a dirt road on top of an embankment covering a pipeline. Faint trails break off to the right.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rattlesnake Rocks

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V1-2 5 4 ● Nailed It Boulder St Moritz Park Rock
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 6 ● Sunday Afternoon Slab Trad Overlook
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 8 ● Jams of Joy Trad, TR Ship's Prow
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 18 ● White Face Trad, TR Ship's Prow
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 26 ● The Ship's Prow Trad, TR Ship's Prow
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● Let There Be Jugs TR Playground
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 9 ● Mossy Corner Trad, TR Playground
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 6 ● Hot Shot Trad, TR Ship's Prow
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 8 ● Six Pack TR Playground
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● The Scoop TR Playground
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 3 ● Black Wall GT Ledge (Variation) TR Ship's Prow
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 5 ● Upper Black Wall TR Ship's Prow
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 8 ● Reign of Terror TR Ship's Prow
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 3 ● Penal Servitude TR Playground
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 3 ● Rainbow Coalition TR Ship's Prow