Bam Bam
Near the lower end of Monterey Crag's 14 catalogued routes.
- 5.7
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit Bam Bam
Best months: June–November. 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
43° / 27°
15 wet · 3 snow
Feb
47° / 30°
13 wet · 3 snow
Mar
56° / 37°
14 wet · 2 snow
Apr
66° / 46°
13 wet
May
75° / 56°
13 wet
Jun
81° / 63°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 67°
12 wet
Aug
83° / 66°
11 wet
Sep
78° / 59°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 48°
10 wet
Nov
56° / 38°
11 wet
Dec
47° / 31°
14 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monterey, TN, 5.4 mi away at 1,860 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 14 routes catalogued at Monterey Crag, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.6 to 5.12a.
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