Minnesota · Rock climbing · Beaver Bay Township

Keystone

5.12-
grade
Trad Gear
style
May, Jul–Sep
best months

One of 80 routes catalogued at Palisade Head, spanning 5.7 to 5.13a. FA: Rick Kollath and Roger Harkess (A3); First TR: James Loveridge; FFA: ?

  • Nearby · Mystical Mountain Zone · Wolf Ridge ELC Area (North Shore) · Shovel Point
  • Best time to go · May, Jul–Sep

    Best time to visit Keystone

    Best months: May and July–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.

    1. Jan

      19° / 1°

      10 wet

    2. Feb

      24° / 3°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      35° / 15°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      46° / 28°

      9 wet

    5. May

      59° / 40°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      70° / 49°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      76° / 54°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 53°

      12 wet

    9. Sep

      65° / 46°

      12 wet

    10. Oct

      51° / 34°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      36° / 21°

      10 wet

    12. Dec

      24° / 9°

      10 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wolf Ridge Elc, MN, 9 mi away at 1,400 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Palisade Head — the crag this route is on
Palisade Head, Minnesota — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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