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New York · Rock climbing · Shenandoah · Near New Windsor
Cookie's Crag
- 4 routes
- V1 – V3
- Bouldering
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Cookie's Crag is a bouldering area in New York, sitting about 0.2 miles from the village of Shenandoah. It is a short walk from the town, and the climbing is all bouldering, with four routes spread across the V1 to V3 range on the V scale. The closest neighbor is Owl Cave, another climbing area about 0.1 miles away. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes about 3.5 miles off, and the cross-country ski routes blue + yellow and yellow lie roughly 3.9 miles away. For paddling, Fishkill Creek is about 7 miles from the crag.
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More in New WindsorBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Cookie's Crag
Best months: April–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
35° / 17°
12 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
10 wet
Mar
49° / 27°
13 wet
Apr
61° / 38°
12 wet
May
72° / 48°
12 wet
Jun
77° / 58°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 63°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 62°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 55°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
50° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
39° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stormville, NY, 3.1 mi away at 915 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (4)
Black Lodge, The(1)
Double R Diner, The(2)
White Lodge, The(1)
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