Sitting Duck
- 5.8+
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Sep
- best months
One of the easier climbs catalogued at Lost Hunters, sitting near the bottom of the grade range that spans from 5.8+ to 5.13a/b across the crag's 13 routes.
- Nearby · Lost T · Good Luck Mountain · State Brook
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Sitting Duck
Best months: May–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
24° / 7°
Feb
27° / 8°
Mar
35° / 16°
Apr
48° / 29°
May
63° / 42°
Jun
72° / 52°
Jul
77° / 56°
Aug
73° / 54°
Sep
67° / 46°
Oct
53° / 36°
Nov
40° / 25°
Dec
30° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gloversville 7nw (Peck Lake), NY, 11.8 mi away at 1,455 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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