Idaho · Mountaineering

Fear machine

Best time to visit Fear machine

Best months: April–June and September–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.

  1. Jan

    32° / 15°

    11 wet · 7 snow

  2. Feb

    37° / 18°

    9 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    49° / 26°

    9 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    58° / 32°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    68° / 39°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 46°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 52°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 51°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 42°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 32°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 24°

    8 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    34° / 17°

    11 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mccammon, ID, 8.1 mi away at 4,770 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Garden Creek Gap — the crag this route is on
Garden Creek Gap, Idaho — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)