New York · Rock climbing · Black Brook

Knocked Up

5.13a
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Sep
best months

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the 22 climbs catalogued at Silver Lake, pushing into the hardest grades established at Center of Progress Cliff.

  • Nearby · Moss Cliff · Notch Mountain · Silver Lake
  • Best time to go · Sep

    Best time to visit Knocked Up

    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.

    1. Jan

      28° / 8°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      30° / 11°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      40° / 20°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      53° / 32°

      12 wet

    5. May

      67° / 45°

      14 wet

    6. Jun

      75° / 54°

      14 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 59°

      14 wet

    8. Aug

      78° / 57°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      71° / 50°

      12 wet

    10. Oct

      57° / 39°

      14 wet

    11. Nov

      44° / 28°

      13 wet

    12. 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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Moss CliffPhoto: Apuch, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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