Pancake Day
Near the upper end of The Main Wall's 16 catalogued routes.
- 5.12b
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit Pancake Day
Best months: April–May and October–November. 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
55° / 40°
14 wet
Feb
59° / 42°
13 wet
Mar
63° / 44°
13 wet
Apr
70° / 48°
10 wet
May
79° / 55°
8 wet
Jun
88° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
97° / 69°
1 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
1 wet
Sep
90° / 63°
2 wet
Oct
78° / 55°
5 wet
Nov
62° / 46°
10 wet
Dec
54° / 41°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shasta Dam, CA, 22.2 mi away at 1,075 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 16 routes catalogued at The Main Wall, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.2 to 5.13-.
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