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Beer Walls climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp45°F
Wind8 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity92.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rain67h ago

Assessment

0.6mm rain forecast
High humidity (92.7%) — anorthosite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 92.7% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 5 October
Poor
Temp50°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind12 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity68%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for anorthosite
  • Wet anorthosite is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° dry 9 — 95.2%
07:00 47° dry 9 — 93.7%
08:00 49° dry 9 — 92.2%
09:00 50° dry 10 — 92.4%
10:00 49° dry 10 — 88.4%
11:00 47° dry 10 — 82.6%
12:00 47° dry 10 — 77.5%
13:00 49° dry 11 — 73.4%
14:00 50° dry 13 — 62.2%
15:00 53° dry 13 — 48%
16:00 53° 0.01 in 13 — 43%
17:00 51° 0.01 in 14 — 55.6%
18:00 49° dry 13 — 64.8%
19:00 51° dry 16 — 51.2%
20:00 50° dry 17 — 51.8%
21:00 48° dry 16 — 55.8%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp39°F
Raindry
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Anorthosite climbs well when dry; north-facing walls stay lichenous
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 36° dry 12 — 73.3%
07:00 36° dry 11 — 74.8%
08:00 35° dry 11 — 76.3%
09:00 34° dry 10 — 78%
10:00 33° dry 10 — 80.1%
11:00 33° dry 10 — 81.4%
12:00 35° dry 10 — 76.2%
13:00 38° dry 12 — 66.8%
14:00 41° dry 12 — 56%
15:00 44° dry 12 — 48.6%
16:00 46° dry 11 — 42.5%
17:00 48° dry 11 — 38.8%
18:00 49° dry 11 — 36.3%
19:00 49° dry 11 — 36.1%
20:00 49° dry 11 — 36.7%
21:00 47° dry 10 — 40.4%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Poor
Temp43°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity77%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Anorthosite climbs well when dry; north-facing walls stay lichenous
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 31° dry 4 — 94.7%
07:00 31° dry 5 — 94.1%
08:00 31° dry 6 — 94.9%
09:00 31° dry 6 — 96.3%
10:00 32° dry 6 — 97%
11:00 34° dry 6 — 96.5%
12:00 38° dry 7 — 87.6%
13:00 44° dry 7 — 72.9%
14:00 46° dry 10 — 68%
15:00 50° dry 11 — 60.9%
16:00 53° dry 11 — 55.5%
17:00 56° 0.01 in 13 — 51.9%
18:00 58° dry 13 — 50.1%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp48°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for anorthosite
  • Anorthosite climbs well when dry; north-facing walls stay lichenous
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 8 — 93.2%
12:00 47° dry 7 — 84.8%
18:00 58° dry 11 — 41.9%
Fri Friday 9 October
Good
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dry
  • Anorthosite climbs well when dry; north-facing walls stay lichenous
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 43° dry 3 — 88.8%
12:00 43° dry 3 — 86.9%
18:00 54° dry 11 — 41.8%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
0.6mm rain forecast
  • Wet anorthosite is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 9 — 95.8%
12:00 44° dry 6 — 87.4%
18:00 54° dry 7 — 41.5%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity73%
Should be dry
  • Anorthosite climbs well when dry; north-facing walls stay lichenous
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 37° dry 3 — 86%
12:00 43° dry 6 — 73.1%
18:00 68° dry 9 — 41.4%
Mon Monday 12 October
Good
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for anorthosite
  • Anorthosite climbs well when dry; north-facing walls stay lichenous
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° dry 4 — 76%
12:00 52° dry 2 — 78.6%
18:00 76° dry 0 — 34%

About Beer Walls

Beer Walls is the Adirondacks' most concentrated single-pitch trad cliff — a mile-long band of steep anorthosite walls tucked into dense woods just above Chapel Pond, ten minutes' walk from the roadside. Named for the shape of a bottle profile on the Upper Wall, the crag holds dozens of committing trad lines on immaculate stone. Mountain Project's top-ranked classics are Afternoon Delight (5.5), Sword (5.6), Rockaholic (5.8), Frosted Mug (5.9), and Turbocharge (5.10a). Critical drying note: Mountain Project's own area description warns that "the rock can remain damp even for a couple of days after it has rained" — the hillside tree canopy holds moisture and the walls dry noticeably slower than exposed Adirondack cliffs. Give it 48 hours after a wet spell. Shares a weather anchor with Chapel Pond Slab and Spider's Web (all within a kilometre on the same flank). Approach 15–20 minutes on climber trails from the Chapel Pond pull-off; DEC land, free. June through October is the practical season; blackflies vicious in early June. No active bird ban.

Region
Adirondacks
Rock type
Anorthosite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
1762 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
high

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