Shrinking flat crack
- V1+
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- May–Sep
- best months
One of nine boulder problems catalogued at Upper Peninsula's Sturgeon River Gorge sector, this climb sits in the middle of the grade range found here. Not yet... Jonah almost sent it...
- Nearby · Old 41 boulders · Boulder #1 · Boulder #2
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Shrinking flat crack
Best months: May–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
21° / 6°
Feb
25° / 6°
Mar
36° / 15°
Apr
48° / 28°
May
63° / 40°
Jun
73° / 50°
Jul
77° / 55°
Aug
76° / 54°
Sep
68° / 47°
Oct
53° / 35°
Nov
39° / 24°
Dec
27° / 13°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alberta Ford For Ctr, MI, 1.6 mi away at 1,310 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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