Red Cloud Crack
- 5.10b
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Is Red Cloud Crack open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Dakota Prairie Grasslands.
Firewood Use and Possession Restrictions
Agency alert covering Dakota Prairie Grasslands · USFS · Dakota Prairie Grasslands
Road Closure-NFSR 735A-9
Agency alert covering Medora Ranger District · USFS · Medora Ranger District
Little Missouri National Grassland Fire Closure Order # 01-18-00-26-02
Agency alert covering Dakota Prairie Grasslands · USFS · Dakota Prairie Grasslands
South Dakota Grassland Fire Danger Map
Agency alert covering Dakota Prairie Grasslands · USFS · Dakota Prairie Grasslands
North Dakota Burn Restrictions & Fire Danger Maps
Agency alert covering Dakota Prairie Grasslands · USFS · Dakota Prairie Grasslands
As of · Source: USFS · Dakota Prairie Grasslands. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of ten routes catalogued at Square Butte, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.9 to 5.12a. First ascent by Dakota Walz and Matthew Eckelberg 2016.
Best time to visit Red Cloud Crack
Best months: May–June and August–October. 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° / 3°
6 wet · 5 snow
Feb
32° / 8°
5 wet · 4 snow
Mar
44° / 18°
6 wet · 3 snow
Apr
55° / 29°
7 wet · 1 snow
May
67° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
77° / 50°
11 wet
Jul
86° / 56°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 53°
7 wet
Sep
74° / 43°
7 wet
Oct
58° / 30°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
42° / 18°
5 wet · 3 snow
Dec
31° / 7°
6 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Medora, ND, 9 mi away at 2,268 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
