Scaredy Cat
- 5.7
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Aug–Sep
- best months
One of seven routes catalogued at Cranberry Lake's Main Face, spanning from easy 5th class to 5.11d.
- Nearby · Bald Mountain · J: Cranberry Lake · Twin Falls Cliff
Best time to go · Aug–Sep
Best time to visit Scaredy Cat
Best months: 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
29° / 5°
17 wet
Feb
31° / 5°
14 wet
Mar
40° / 13°
13 wet
Apr
54° / 30°
12 wet
May
67° / 41°
13 wet
Jun
76° / 50°
13 wet
Jul
79° / 55°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 54°
12 wet
Sep
71° / 46°
12 wet
Oct
57° / 36°
14 wet
Nov
45° / 25°
15 wet
Dec
33° / 14°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wanakena Rngr School, NY, 3.8 mi away at 1,510 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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