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Microwave Area Rock Climbing
| Elevation: | 895 ft |
| GPS: | 43.122, -71.193 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 10,359 total · 78/month |
| Shared By: | Christopher Gagne on Nov 14, 2010 |
| Admins: | BDalhaus, Brad Fauteux, Jay Knower, M Sprague, Lee Hansche, Jeffrey LeCours, Jonathan Steitzer, Robert Hall |
Access Issue: Please read the Covid warning in detail below - Parking Issues: Starting 10/24/20 a reservation will be required to park at Reservation Rd. on all days and for the Backside on the weekends. See
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Go to nhstateparks.org/visit/stat… for info and to make a reservation. This may change to every day in the future.
SNECc is encouraging all climbers to use caution and judgement to ensure they do their part to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Please reference the guidelines provided by the local government, land manager, and LCOs and ensure you have contingency plans if you are unable to maintain social distancing at the area you planned to climb at. For further guidance please reference the guidelines for New England climbers, provided here:
gunksclimbers.org/gunks-new…
SNECc is encouraging all climbers to use caution and judgement to ensure they do their part to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Please reference the guidelines provided by the local government, land manager, and LCOs and ensure you have contingency plans if you are unable to maintain social distancing at the area you planned to climb at. For further guidance please reference the guidelines for New England climbers, provided here:
gunksclimbers.org/gunks-new…
Description
The Microwave Area is made up of three short cliffs, offer routes from steep face climbing to crack. Routes range from easy to hard.
Getting There
The quickest and easiest way to reach the Microwave Tower, head out towards Devil's Den. Pass the boulder field, following the cliff band to its northern most point, climbing steeply to the top of the Den. Keep following the trail thru a small sparsely wooded area before entering the woods again, at this point in time you'll be able to see the microwave reflector and part of the lower cliff area. Keep following the white blazed trail to the top of the hill.
Once on the summit of the hill look for a faint climbers trail that heads south following a short cliff band behind the reflector (Upper Microwave Cliff). Follow this trail down and to the left to reach Lower Microwave Cliff. Middle Microwave cliff is located in front of the reflector.
Once on the summit of the hill look for a faint climbers trail that heads south following a short cliff band behind the reflector (Upper Microwave Cliff). Follow this trail down and to the left to reach Lower Microwave Cliff. Middle Microwave cliff is located in front of the reflector.
Classic Climbing Routes at Microwave Area
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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