Scarecrow
- 5.12d
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- Jun, Aug–Sep
- best months
This is the hardest route catalogued at Ice Cave Mountain in the Old Forge Region, pushing beyond the 5.12c climbs also established here.
- Nearby · Bald Mountain · Flatrock Boulders · I: Old Forge Region
Best time to go · Jun, Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Scarecrow
Best months: June and August–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
26° / 5°
19 wet
Feb
29° / 7°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 15°
14 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
13 wet
May
64° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
71° / 50°
12 wet
Jul
75° / 54°
13 wet
Aug
74° / 53°
12 wet
Sep
67° / 46°
12 wet
Oct
55° / 36°
14 wet
Nov
42° / 25°
15 wet
Dec
31° / 15°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Old Forge, NY, 9.9 mi away at 1,748 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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