Twin Cracks
- 5.8+
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of 11 routes catalogued at Brother Buttress, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.2 to 5.10-. Set up as a toprope with no lead protection recorded. First ascent by Dave Brown (July 30, 1989, First Lead).
D: Open BibleRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Eric Schmuttenmaer from Downers Grove, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- C: Sun ButtressRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Eric Schmuttenmaer from Downers Grove, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- H: Indian HeadRock climbing · Next door
- I: Bee WallRock climbing · Next door
- B: Forgotten WallRock climbing · Next door
- A: SentinelRock climbing · Next door
- J: Amphitheater WallRock climbing · Next door
- K: Butter WallsRock climbing · Next door
- Mississippi PalisadesRock climbing · ~1 min drive
- L: Dihedrals AreaRock climbing · ~2 min drive
Best time to visit Twin Cracks
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
31° / 11°
9 wet
Feb
35° / 14°
8 wet
Mar
48° / 26°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 36°
11 wet
May
72° / 47°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 60°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 58°
9 wet
Sep
77° / 50°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
48° / 27°
8 wet
Dec
36° / 17°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Carroll, IL, 8.9 mi away at 640 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
