New York · Rock climbing · Johnsburg · Near Schroon Lake

Sky High Wall

Sky High WallPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.4 – 5.10b
Trad

Sky High Wall is a climbing area in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest in New York, managed by the State Department of Conservation. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including Under the Measles Wall, Belleview Slab and Slanting Cracks Wall, all about 0.2 miles away. The routes here are all trad, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.10b. Among them are On the Fence at 5.4, First Amendment at 5.10a and Second Helping at 5.10b. The area's most comfortable climbing weather typically comes in July, when a nearby weather station records average highs around 75°F and lows near 54°F. That station sits about 867 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. For a change from the crags, Crane Mountain Path is about 0.7 miles away, and Round Pond Trail, Lizard Pond trail and Bartman trail are all within about 5 miles.

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    No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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.

    1. Jan

      25° / 6°

      17 wet

    2. Feb

      28° / 7°

      14 wet

    3. Mar

      36° / 15°

      14 wet

    4. Apr

      49° / 28°

      14 wet

    5. May

      63° / 40°

      16 wet

    6. Jun

      71° / 49°

      15 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 54°

      15 wet

    8. Aug

      73° / 53°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 45°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      54° / 35°

      16 wet

    11. Nov

      41° / 25°

      16 wet

    12. Dec

      31° / 14°

      17 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Indian Lake 2sw, NY, 21.8 mi away at 1,670 ft. The station sits about 900 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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