Brasswire Campground
Campground
Campground · 5.7 mi from the trail
Michigan · Rock climbing · Richmond Township · Near Ishpeming
3. Welsh Express
- 5.11
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Jul–Aug
- best months
One of the harder climbs catalogued at Isabella, sitting near the top of the grade range that spans 5.9 to 5.11c/d across the crag's 8 catalogued routes.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Cascade Inn
Bar
On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsAndrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFormer mine, now a museum in Ishpeming, Michigan, USA
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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- SuicideRock climbing · ~8 min drive
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- Cliff's Ridge (aka Marquette Mtn)Rock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Phil's HillRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Glenda's PileRock climbing · ~15 min drive
- Lower PileRock climbing · ~15 min drive
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Best time to visit 3. Welsh Express
Best months: July–August. 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
22° / 7°
17 wet
Feb
25° / 7°
14 wet
Mar
35° / 15°
14 wet
Apr
46° / 27°
12 wet
May
62° / 40°
13 wet
Jun
72° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
12 wet
Aug
74° / 53°
11 wet
Sep
66° / 46°
13 wet
Oct
52° / 35°
16 wet
Nov
37° / 24°
15 wet
Dec
27° / 14°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marquette, MI, 6 mi away at 1,411 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
