Detension
- 5.12a
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Jun–Oct
- best months
One of 22 routes catalogued at Big Wall, this climb sits at the top of the grade span for the crag. No lead protection is recorded for this line.
- Nearby · Whipps Ledges · Mini-Island · 5.10 Wall
Best time to go · Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Detension
Best months: June–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
36° / 20°
13 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
11 wet
Mar
49° / 28°
13 wet
Apr
62° / 37°
14 wet
May
72° / 48°
14 wet
Jun
80° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 62°
12 wet
Aug
83° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
64° / 41°
11 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
12 wet
Dec
41° / 25°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at New Philadelphia, OH, 13 mi away at 925 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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