Cry Baby
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 152 ft
- climb
- 1,285 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Cry Baby is a cross-country ski route in Michigan, about a mile from the community of Forbush Corner. It is a short out-and-back, roughly 2.3 miles long, with a total climb of about 150 feet. The route starts at about 1,250 feet and reaches a high point of about 1,285 feet, with the steepest stretch coming within the first third of the route at about a 4% grade. Winter is the natural season for this ski route. Typical averages from the nearby Grayling weather station show January highs around 26°F with lows near 10°F, while February is slightly milder at about 29°F. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the trail run a little cooler. Several other ski routes lie within a few tenths of a mile, including Salling Street, Badlands and Rollercoaster. For an overnight stay, Hartwick Pines State Park Campground is about 3 miles away.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Cry Baby
Best months: June–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
26° / 10°
18 wet
Feb
29° / 9°
14 wet
Mar
39° / 16°
12 wet
Apr
53° / 29°
12 wet
May
67° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 51°
12 wet
Jul
80° / 55°
12 wet
Aug
78° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
71° / 45°
14 wet
Oct
57° / 35°
17 wet
Nov
43° / 26°
16 wet
Dec
32° / 18°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grayling, MI, 8.3 mi away at 1,137 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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