New York · Rock climbing · Lake Minnewaska · Near New Windsor

i. Terror Dome

i. Terror DomePhoto: bgreenlee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.5 – 5.10
Mixed · Trad
Apr, Jun–Oct
best months

i. Terror Dome is a climbing area within Minnewaska State Park Preserve in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with Peterskill and k. Oops Wall about 0.1 mile away, and j. Scrotum Pole/Drive in Area the same distance. The High Peter's Kill Trail lies half a mile off. The climbing here runs to about 5.10, with mixed routes making up three of the five listed and trad routes two. The hardest is Dreaming of Anything, and the easiest is Good Rock and Broken Glass at 5.5. The median grade is 5.8+. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring through early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Mohonk Lake weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 73°F, with July peaking near 83°F.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Bobo’s Farm

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi

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  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit i. Terror Dome

    Best months: April and June–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.

    1. Jan

      34° / 19°

      11 wet · 7 snow

    2. Feb

      37° / 20°

      9 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      46° / 27°

      11 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      60° / 39°

      11 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      71° / 50°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 59°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 64°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 63°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 56°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      61° / 45°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 35°

      10 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      38° / 25°

      11 wet · 5 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mohonk Lake, NY, 3.7 mi away at 1,245 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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