Connecticut Yankee
- 5.10d
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Sep
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 21 h ago
One of 22 routes catalogued at Silver Lake, this climb sits in the middle of the grade range that spans from 5.6 to 5.13a across the crag.
- Nearby · Moss Cliff · Notch Mountain · Silver Lake
Best time to go · Sep
Best time to visit Connecticut Yankee
Best months: 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
28° / 8°
14 wet
Feb
30° / 11°
11 wet
Mar
40° / 20°
12 wet
Apr
53° / 32°
12 wet
May
67° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
14 wet
Jul
79° / 59°
14 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
13 wet
Sep
71° / 50°
12 wet
Oct
57° / 39°
14 wet
Nov
44° / 28°
13 wet
Dec
33° / 16°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dannemora, NY, 15 mi away at 1,340 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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