Rubicon
Combines bolts and placed gear on the same line.
- 5.8
- grade
- Mixed
- style
Best time to visit Rubicon
Best months: February–May and September–December. 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
52° / 28°
10 wet · 1 snow
Feb
55° / 30°
9 wet
Mar
63° / 35°
10 wet
Apr
72° / 44°
9 wet
May
79° / 54°
10 wet
Jun
87° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
90° / 68°
10 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
9 wet
Sep
83° / 60°
8 wet
Oct
73° / 46°
8 wet
Nov
63° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
55° / 31°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Louisburg, NC, 9.1 mi away at 260 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of ten routes catalogued at River (South) Face, this climb combines bolts and placed gear on the same line.
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