Extra Cheese
- V2
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
One of 12 boulder problems catalogued at The Front Range, this climb sits in the middle of the difficulty range established at the crag, which spans from V1 to V6.
- Nearby · D: The Porch · EM: Elephant Rocks SP · G: North Mountain
Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Extra Cheese
Best months: March–June and August–October. 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
40° / 21°
8 wet
Feb
45° / 25°
8 wet
Mar
55° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
66° / 44°
11 wet
May
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 57°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 46°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 26°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Potosi 4 Sw, MO, 18.7 mi away at 1,105 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
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