Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground
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New York · Rock climbing · Rochester · Near New Windsor
l. Sleepy Hollow
- 36 routes
- 5.3 – 5.12b
- Trad · Mixed
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
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l. Sleepy Hollow is a climbing area within the Mohonk Preserve in New York, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among several climbing areas in the preserve, with Sleepy Hollow and k. The Slime Wall both about 0.1 mile away and Boxcar Area about 0.2 mile away. The area has 36 routes, mostly traditional, with a few mixed, and the YDS grade range runs from 5.3 to 5.12b. The hardest of the named routes is Circumcisor at 5.12b, and the easiest is Casa Emilio at 5.3. For timing, summer and early fall are the most comfortable, with typical averages from the nearby Mohonk Lake weather station running from highs around 83°F in July to about 73°F in September. Winters are cold, with January highs near 34°F and snow on about seven days.
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More in New WindsorBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit l. Sleepy Hollow
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.
Jan
34° / 19°
11 wet · 7 snow
Feb
37° / 20°
9 wet · 6 snow
Mar
46° / 27°
11 wet · 4 snow
Apr
60° / 39°
11 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 50°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 64°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 63°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 45°
11 wet
Nov
49° / 35°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
38° / 25°
11 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mohonk Lake, NY, 1.6 mi away at 1,245 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (36)
Roger's Escape HatchFA: Santa Claus3rdIndependent HangoverFA: FFA, Henry Barber, John Bragg, 19735.10+Wegetables I've Never Seen BeforeFA: Steve Wunsch and Kevin Bein, 19745.10aBoron DestroyerFA: Todd Swain5.10a/bGoombahs in the MistFA: Rich Romano and Chris Vultaggio 20195.10a/bV.D.FA: FA 1963 Sean Hayes, Joe Kelsey, Dave Ingalls. FFA 1965 Layton Kor, Dick Williams5.10a/bCreaky Joints and Trigger PointsFA: Dick Williams and Joe Bridges5.10bHeadless HorsemanFA: Mike Steele, Bill Ravitch 19885.10bTennish Anyone?FA: Ivan Rezucha and Don Lauber (1981)5.10c10,000 Restless VirginsFA: Sam Slater & Mike Freeman - 19825.10dMeat By-ProductsFA: Kevin Bein, Frank Minunni and Ken Driese, 19875.10dFuture ShockFA: Darrow Kirkpatrick and Frank Minunni, 1986. Direct Finish: Frank Minunni and Kevin Bein (TR, 1986); Christian Fracchia and Tim Lyons, (lead, 2016)5.12aSlime WorldFA: 1978: Mark Robinson, Sandy Stewart and John Bragg5.12aBone HardFA: Al Diamond and Russ Clune 19865.12bCircumcisorFA: Russ Clune, Al Diamond 19865.12bCasa EmilioFA: Bonnie Prudden, Norton Smithe, 19535.3Four-Foot FaceFA: 1953 George Evans and John Rupley5.3Pfui TeufelFA: Marguerite Baumann and Bill Kemsley5.3The Lone RangerFA: Todd Swain (1981)5.3A Long Walk For Man, A Short Climb For MankindFA: Robert Fenichel, Ken Marts5.4Crack of DespondencyFA: Dick DuMais, Steve Scofield and Keith LaBudde (1972)5.4EmiliettaFA: 1952 Hans Kraus and Bonnie Prudden5.4Ranger's RevengeFA: 1981 Todd Swain and Thom Scheuer5.5Are We There Yet?FA: Jannette Wing Pazer & Matt Logan, May 20195.6Dick's Trick5.6Trigger PointFA: Todd Swain, Derek Price, Corky Woodring 19815.6Penal Colony/Circumcision link up5.7EmilioFA: Kraus and Weissner5.7+Almost Pure and SimpleFA: Joe Bridges and Dick Williams, 19885.8FootlooseFA: Ivan Rezucha, Don Lauber, Annie O'Neill, 19815.8Art's RouteFA: Art Gran5.9CasanovaFA: Mike Steele, John Steele, 19855.9CounterstrikeFA: Todd Swain and Corky Woodring, 19815.9The Devil Made Me Do ItFA: Dick Williams and Joe Bridges, 19885.9CasablancaFA: Dick Williams, Roy Kligfield, 19735.9-Fancy FreeFA: Ivan Rezucha, Annie O'Neill, 19815.9-
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