Butter Finger (Project)
- 5.8+
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- May–Sep
- best months
One of the hardest routes catalogued at Butter Cliffs, located in the Cave of The Meadowood sector where it sits at the top of the grade span.
- Nearby · Butter Cliffs · Fairyland Wall · Cliffs Minor
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Butter Finger (Project)
Best months: May–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
26° / 5°
16 wet
Feb
29° / 6°
13 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
13 wet
Apr
53° / 31°
12 wet
May
66° / 42°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
12 wet
Jul
79° / 57°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 55°
10 wet
Sep
71° / 46°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
13 wet
Nov
45° / 27°
15 wet
Dec
33° / 15°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gouverneur 3 Nw, NY, 14.8 mi away at 420 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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