Thread the Needle
- 5.7
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of five routes catalogued at Second Wall, situated within the crag's 5.6–5.10c/d range. First ascent credit: Steve Benson?
- Nearby · Entry Boulder · Southern Vermont · The Helm
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Thread the Needle
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
31° / 13°
Feb
33° / 14°
Mar
42° / 21°
Apr
55° / 33°
May
67° / 44°
Jun
75° / 53°
Jul
81° / 58°
Aug
79° / 56°
Sep
72° / 49°
Oct
60° / 38°
Nov
47° / 28°
Dec
36° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Walpole 2s Nepp, NH, 15.4 mi away at 604 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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