Baby Problems
Near McCall
- 5 routes
- 5.3 – 5.10d
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Best time to visit Baby Problems
Best months: June–September. 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
31° / 13°
15 wet
Feb
35° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
42° / 21°
16 wet
Apr
50° / 28°
13 wet
May
61° / 36°
13 wet
Jun
69° / 42°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 47°
4 wet
Aug
81° / 45°
4 wet
Sep
71° / 38°
6 wet
Oct
56° / 29°
9 wet
Nov
40° / 21°
13 wet
Dec
30° / 14°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mccall Ap, ID, 6.8 mi away at 5,013 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Baby Problems is a climbing area in Idaho on land managed by the State Department of Land, a few miles from the McCall Area climbing area. It is a straightforward spot to pair with other rock and trail days in the surrounding high country. Summer is the most comfortable season. Typical averages from the McCall airport weather station, about 7 miles away, show July and August highs near 81°F with lows in the mid-40s and only about four wet days a month. September cools to highs around 71°F. The crag sits a few hundred feet above that station, so expect it to run slightly cooler. Lake Fork campground is about a mile away, and the Paddy Flat Lake Fork Pack Trail starts roughly 2.4 miles off. For more climbing, the McCall Area is about 3 miles away and Jug Handle Bouldering is just under 5.
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