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Elevation:	761 ft	232 m
GPS:	41.61223, -72.82816 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Ragged Mountain, est. 761 feet (232 m), is a traprock mountain ridge located 3 miles (5 km) west of New Britain, Connecticut in the town of Southington and Berlin, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. The mountain, a popular hiking and rock climbing attraction located between metropolitan Hartford and Meriden, is known for expansive vistas, vertical cliff faces, mountain ridge reservoirs, unique microclimate ecosystems, and rare plant communities. Ragged Mountain is traversed by the 51-mile (82 km) Metacomet Trail. - Wikipedia.org

Ragged Mountain is home to many fine crags, most of which are on private property, posted no trespassing, and have a history of landowner/climber tensions. To list just a few crags on Ragged Mountain for historical purposes:

Main cliff
Small Cliff
Outcrop Cliff
May Crack Block
Citadel
Owl's Lair
Junkyard
Wasp's Nest
Cathedral Rock
Shooting Gallery

Getting There

Mountain in Southington, CT. Recommended parking is in Timberlin Park. Follow trail north. There is also street parking on Sheldon Rd but parking is limited and one MUST NOT block driveways or park directly in front of people's homes.

96 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Ragged Mountain

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

5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c 14 ● A Guide to Ragged (1964) Trad, TR Main Cliff
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 125 ● Wiessner Slab Trad Main Cliff
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 66 ● Main Street Trad Main Cliff
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 54 ● Knight's Move Trad Main Cliff
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 79 ● Ancient Way Trad Main Cliff
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 121 ● Wet Wall Trad Main Cliff
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 46 ● Cemetary Vault Trad, TR Main Cliff
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 59 ● Tower Crack Trad Main Cliff
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 114 ● Carey Corner Trad Main Cliff
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 164 ● Broadway Trad Main Cliff
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 97 ● Wiessner Crack Trad Main Cliff
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 95 ● Vector Trad Main Cliff
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 105 ● YMC Route Trad Main Cliff
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 123 ● Unconquerable Crack Trad Main Cliff
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 47 ● Subline Trad Main Cliff