d. Tango Wall
- 7 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11d
- Trad
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Tango Wall is a climbing area in Tohickon Valley Park in Pennsylvania, about 0.1 mile from several other named climbing areas, including Neolithic Wall, Practice Face and Cramped Face. The Great Buttress sits at a similar distance. The area is a cluster of traditional routes, and the hardest of them, Gorilla, is a 5.11d. The routes here run from 5.3 up to 5.11d, with most in the 5.8 range. Tango Super Direct is a 5.10a, and Gorilla, the hardest, was first climbed by Lou Lutz and Bob Chambers in 1957. Airy Route, a 5.3, was first climbed by Joe Walsh in the mid-1930s. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Bucksville weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Chief Running Deer Trail is about 2 miles away, and Mimi's Trail is about 4.6 miles away. The Delaware River, about 9.7 miles away, offers river fishing.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit d. Tango Wall
Best months: April–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
38° / 19°
8 wet
Feb
41° / 20°
7 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
8 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
9 wet
May
72° / 49°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
9 wet
Jul
85° / 63°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 54°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
8 wet
Nov
54° / 31°
7 wet
Dec
43° / 25°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bucksville, PA, 6.9 mi away at 387 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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