American Nightmare
Upper-middle difficulty among 54 routes at Fairfield Central.
- 5.11+
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Is American Nightmare open right now?
Alert in the area
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Morrison Jeep Trail
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Best time to visit American Nightmare
Best months: June–September. 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
30° / 1°
Feb
31° / 7°
Mar
38° / 13°
Apr
46° / 21°
May
57° / 29°
Jun
69° / 37°
Jul
78° / 43°
Aug
76° / 42°
Sep
67° / 33°
Oct
52° / 23°
Nov
37° / 12°
Dec
29° / 5°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Atlantic City, WY, 17.5 mi away at 7,821 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 54 routes catalogued at Fairfield Central, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.8 to 5.15d span.
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