Leather Back
- V3+
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of the hardest problems catalogued at Long Island's Rocky Point Boulder sector, where the grade span reaches V3+.
- Nearby · Balancing Rock · Keeny Road Boulders · East Lyme Property
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Leather Back
Best months: April–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
40° / 28°
12 wet
Feb
41° / 28°
10 wet
Mar
46° / 33°
11 wet
Apr
55° / 41°
11 wet
May
64° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
74° / 60°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 66°
9 wet
Aug
80° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 60°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 51°
10 wet
Nov
53° / 42°
10 wet
Dec
45° / 34°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Montauk Ap, NY, 3.6 mi away at 7 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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