New York · Rock climbing · Keene Valley · Near Schroon Lake

E: High Peaks Region

21 routes
5.4 – 5.10d
Trad · Alpine · Bouldering

The High Peaks Region is a climbing area in New York's High Peaks Wilderness, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It sits within the High Peaks Wilderness, and its climbing routes draw from a range of styles, including trad, alpine and bouldering, with grades from about 5.4 up to 5.10d. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Placid show July highs around 74°F and lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The area has 21 routes, with trad and alpine styles making up the bulk. Among them are Buttress Slide at 5.4, Apocryphon at 5.6 and Sheer Failure at 5.10d. The Courthouse and King's Valley climbing areas lie within a couple of miles, and the West Branch Ausable River offers paddling about 7 miles away.

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    On your way back · 15 mi · Open after 6
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    On your way back · 20 mi

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  • Best time to go

    Best time to visit E: High Peaks Region

    No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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

      23° / 6°

      18 wet

    2. Feb

      27° / 8°

      14 wet

    3. Mar

      36° / 16°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 29°

      14 wet

    5. May

      62° / 40°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      70° / 49°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      74° / 54°

      14 wet

    8. Aug

      73° / 52°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      66° / 45°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      52° / 35°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      40° / 25°

      16 wet

    12. Dec

      28° / 14°

      18 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Placid 2 S, NY, 12.6 mi away at 1,888 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (21)

Avalanche Lake Campsite Wall(2)

Lost Boys Crack5.10+Apocryphon5.6

Porter Mountain(1)

Open Project5.8

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