Camp Misty Mount
Campground
Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
Maryland · Rock climbing · Thurmont · Near Ballenger Creek
Wolf's Head Left
- 5.7
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Is Wolf's Head Left open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Catoctin Mountain Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Catoctin Mountain Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of six routes catalogued at Wolf's Head Pillar, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.0 to 5.10b.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsAcroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSchifferstadt Architectural Museum
Museum
On your way back · 15 mi
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Wolf's Head Left
Best months: April and June–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°
10 wet
Feb
42° / 25°
9 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
12 wet
Apr
65° / 42°
12 wet
May
73° / 52°
14 wet
Jun
80° / 60°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 58°
11 wet
Oct
65° / 46°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 36°
11 wet
Dec
43° / 28°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Catoctin Mtn Park, MD, 2.5 mi away at 1,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
