Mack the Knife
- 5.10b
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May, Jul–Sep
- best months
One of 80 routes catalogued at Palisade Head, spanning 5.7 to 5.13a. First ascent: TR Kollath?
Mystical Mountain ZoneRock climbing · ~6 min drivePhoto: SteveBenassi, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wolf Ridge ELC Area (North Shore)Rock climbing · ~7 min drivePhoto: SteveBenassi, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Shovel PointRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Silver Bay IceRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- Silver Bay, Eleanor Road Side CragRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Sawmill Creek DomeRock climbing · ~10 min drive
- Picnic RockRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- Underbelly BoulderRock climbing · ~11 min drive
- Section 13Rock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Manitou River ICE (North Shore)Rock climbing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Mack the Knife
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.
Jan
19° / 1°
10 wet
Feb
24° / 3°
8 wet
Mar
35° / 15°
9 wet
Apr
46° / 28°
9 wet
May
59° / 40°
12 wet
Jun
70° / 49°
13 wet
Jul
76° / 54°
12 wet
Aug
74° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
65° / 46°
12 wet
Oct
51° / 34°
11 wet
Nov
36° / 21°
10 wet
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
