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Connecticut · Bouldering · Fairfield · Near Mount Kisco
Blade Traverse
- V1+
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of six boulder problems catalogued at Mountain Laurel, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's V0–V3-4 range.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 1 mi
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More in Mount Kisco- Nearby · Kettletown State Park · Mountain Laurel · Samp Mortar
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Blade Traverse
Best months: April–October. 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
38° / 24°
11 wet · 4 snow
Feb
40° / 26°
10 wet · 4 snow
Mar
47° / 32°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
58° / 42°
12 wet
May
68° / 52°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 62°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 68°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 67°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 60°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 48°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 38°
10 wet · 1 snow
Dec
44° / 30°
11 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem Ap, CT, 7.4 mi away at 5 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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