Luke Ridgewalker
- 5.9
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
One of ten routes catalogued at Mercury Buttress, established by Ben LaCour & David Carrier, May 2020. This line is set up for toprope only.
- Nearby · Cumberland Narrows aka Lover's Leap · Venus buttress · Earth Buttress
Best time to go · Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Luke Ridgewalker
Best months: June and August–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
39° / 23°
12 wet
Feb
43° / 24°
11 wet
Mar
53° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
66° / 41°
13 wet
May
75° / 51°
14 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
87° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 63°
11 wet
Sep
79° / 55°
10 wet
Oct
67° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 34°
10 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cumberland 2, MD, 2.3 mi away at 730 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
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