Throw Away Your Keys
- 5.11c
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- Jun–Oct
- best months
This route represents the upper end of the grade spectrum at The Bridge Pillar, where nine climbs have been catalogued across a range from 5.9 to 5.11c.
Hidden in Plain SightRock climbing · ~1h 4m drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Island BlockRock climbing · ~1h 5m drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Rappel RockRock climbing · ~1h 5m drivePhoto: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- PittsburghRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Seldom SeenRock climbing · ~7 min drive
- Harrison Hills ParkRock climbing · ~34 min drive
- Caryn's BoulderRock climbing · ~34 min drive
- Creek Hills (Game Lands 296)Rock climbing · ~43 min drive
- Tower Road Parking AreaRock climbing · ~44 min drive
- Babs BoulderRock climbing · ~45 min drive
Best time to visit Throw Away Your Keys
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
38° / 22°
14 wet
Feb
40° / 22°
12 wet
Mar
50° / 29°
13 wet
Apr
62° / 40°
13 wet
May
72° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
80° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
53° / 35°
12 wet
Dec
42° / 28°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Braddock Lock 2, PA, 5.6 mi away at 730 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
