Pennsylvania · Rock climbing · Guilford Township
Big Mama
- 5.8+
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
One of 17 routes catalogued at Brown Rocks, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.2 to 5.11+.
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- Wolf RockRock climbing · ~28 min drivePhoto: TrailVoice, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Big Mama
Best months: April and 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° / 21°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
9 wet
Mar
46° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 38°
12 wet
May
69° / 49°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
11 wet
Jul
81° / 62°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
50° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
40° / 26°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at S Mtn, PA, 1.4 mi away at 1,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
