New York · Bouldering · Red House

Split Lip

V1-2
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Jun–Sep
best months

One of five climbs catalogued at Thunder Rocks, this route sits in the middle of the grade range established across the crag's Split Boulder sector.

  • Nearby · Thunder Rocks · Rock City State Forest · The Bear Caves
  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Split Lip

    Best months: June–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.

    1. Jan

      32° / 15°

      17 wet

    2. Feb

      34° / 15°

      14 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 21°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      56° / 32°

      13 wet

    5. May

      68° / 43°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      76° / 52°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 56°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 55°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      71° / 48°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 38°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 30°

      14 wet

    12. Dec

      36° / 22°

      16 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allegany Sp, NY, 4.8 mi away at 1,500 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Photo of the crag

Thunder Rocks — the crag this route is on
Thunder Rocks, New York — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)