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- 5.10b
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Sep
- best months
One of 22 routes catalogued at Silver Lake, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's 5.6 to 5.13a span. Located in the Never Never Land sector.
- Nearby · Moss Cliff · Notch Mountain · Center of Progress Cliff
Best time to go · Sep
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Best months: 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
28° / 8°
14 wet
Feb
30° / 11°
11 wet
Mar
40° / 20°
12 wet
Apr
53° / 32°
12 wet
May
67° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
75° / 54°
14 wet
Jul
79° / 59°
14 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
13 wet
Sep
71° / 50°
12 wet
Oct
57° / 39°
14 wet
Nov
44° / 28°
13 wet
Dec
33° / 16°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dannemora, NY, 14.9 mi away at 1,340 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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