Devil’s Lake State Park Campgrounds
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Campground · 0.4 mi from the trail
Wisconsin · Rock climbing · Baraboo · Near Spring Green
Pearly Gate
Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13+
- Trad · Top Rope
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Pearly Gate is a climbing area in Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Edge of the Earth, Happy Go Highball / Hidden Treasure and Hidden Treasure / Reign of Giants all about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven routes, six of which are trad and one is top rope. Grades run from 5.6 to 5.13+, with Heavenly Mist at 5.6 and Last Great Project? at 5.13+ as the extremes. Arm Power is a 5.11a trad route, and St. Peter Says "YES!" is a 5.7 trad route with an old-school first ascent. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Baraboo show July highs around 83°F with lows near 60°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The Iat - Devil's Lake-Baraboo Connection hike is about half a mile away, and the Iat - Devil's Lake Segment is about 2.6 miles off.
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More in Spring GreenBest time to go · Apr, Jun–Oct
Best time to visit Pearly Gate
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
28° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
32° / 12°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 23°
9 wet
Apr
57° / 34°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 60°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 50°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 28°
9 wet
Dec
33° / 17°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baraboo, WI, 2.4 mi away at 823 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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