Hillside Strangler
- V6
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Jun–Sep
- best months
One of 12 routes catalogued at The Bluff Boulders, this climb sits in the upper range of the crag's V1+ to V10 span.
- Nearby · Toni Harp Bloc · Wildwood State Park · Edwards Avenue
Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Hillside Strangler
Best months: April and June–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
38° / 22°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
47° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 38°
12 wet
May
68° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 56°
10 wet
Jul
83° / 63°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 62°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 55°
11 wet
Oct
64° / 44°
13 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
12 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baiting Hollow, NY, 3.1 mi away at 70 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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