Minnesota · Rock climbing · Beaver Bay Township

Phantom Crack

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style
May, Jul–Sep
best months

One of 80 routes catalogued at Palisade Head, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.7 to 5.13a.

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

    Best time to visit Phantom Crack

    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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