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VERMONT · QUARTZITE · bird ban

Deer Leap climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp44°F
Wind6 mph
Gusts10 mph
Humidity93.6%
Rain 48hdry
Last rain67h ago

Assessment

0.8mm rain forecast
High humidity (93.6%) — quartzite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 93.6% — 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
Rain0.03 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts10 mph
Humidity84%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° dry 6 — 90.2%
07:00 45° dry 6 — 90.8%
08:00 45° dry 7 — 92.8%
09:00 47° dry 7 — 92%
10:00 48° 0.01 in 8 — 94.7%
11:00 48° 0.00 in 7 — 98.1%
12:00 48° 0.00 in 8 — 99.2%
13:00 49° 0.01 in 11 — 95.1%
14:00 50° dry 13 — 84.3%
15:00 53° dry 14 — 62.4%
16:00 54° dry 14 — 52.7%
17:00 55° dry 15 — 46.1%
18:00 54° 0.00 in 16 — 46.5%
19:00 53° dry 17 — 54.8%
20:00 51° 0.00 in 15 — 55.3%
21:00 50° dry 14 — 57.5%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp39°F
Raindry
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 13 — 68.4%
07:00 37° dry 12 — 71.2%
08:00 36° dry 12 — 74.2%
09:00 35° dry 11 — 77.9%
10:00 34° dry 10 — 82.5%
11:00 33° dry 10 — 87.1%
12:00 36° dry 9 — 79.5%
13:00 38° dry 11 — 71.3%
14:00 40° dry 11 — 64.1%
15:00 43° dry 11 — 57.4%
16:00 44° dry 12 — 55.1%
17:00 46° dry 12 — 50.8%
18:00 48° dry 11 — 47.2%
19:00 49° dry 11 — 44.8%
20:00 49° dry 11 — 44.9%
21:00 48° dry 11 — 47.8%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity72%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 34° dry 5 — 84.2%
07:00 34° dry 6 — 85.2%
08:00 34° dry 5 — 85.5%
09:00 34° dry 5 — 85.8%
10:00 34° dry 5 — 85.9%
11:00 33° dry 4 — 88.5%
12:00 38° dry 6 — 83%
13:00 44° dry 5 — 72.9%
14:00 48° dry 7 — 61.7%
15:00 51° dry 9 — 57.2%
16:00 53° dry 11 — 54.4%
17:00 55° dry 10 — 51.9%
18:00 57° dry 11 — 48.9%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity98%
Should be dryHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 10 — 86.1%
12:00 48° dry 8 — 98.1%
18:00 58° dry 13 — 53.2%
Fri Friday 9 October
Caution
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity90%
Should be dryHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 9 — 88.8%
12:00 43° dry 9 — 90%
18:00 53° dry 13 — 45.9%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity94%
0.3mm rain forecastHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° 0.01 in 8 — 84.6%
12:00 44° dry 8 — 94%
18:00 53° dry 9 — 53%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 39° dry 2 — 83.5%
12:00 43° dry 4 — 80.2%
18:00 63° dry 8 — 40.3%
Mon Monday 12 October
Good
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° dry 7 — 75.4%
12:00 51° dry 5 — 78.9%
18:00 71° dry 4 — 44.9%
Bird ban (03-15 to 07-31)
Mountain Project flags seasonal raptor closures at Deer Leap — CRAG-VT posts the current-year list at cragvt.org.

About Deer Leap

Deer Leap is central Vermont's classic trad crag — a Cheshire Quartzite cliff on the shoulder of Killington Ridge above Sherburne Pass on US-4, opposite The Inn at Long Trail. The near-non-porous quartzite dries fast and gives friendly-grade trad routes on clean cracks and jugs. Mountain Project's top-ranked routes are Standard Route (5.4), Off Width (5.6), Center Crack (5.7), The Monkey (5.8+), and Monkey Direct (5.10). Higher-altitude and shaded by the Green Mountains, the crag stays cool through summer — ideal midsummer temperatures. Ten-minute approach from the Sherburne Pass parking area across US-4 from the Inn. Free access — Green Mountain National Forest land along the Appalachian / Long Trail corridor. CRAG-VT tracks seasonal raptor closures on Deer Leap (Mountain Project explicitly flags them) — check cragvt.org before travelling in spring/early summer.

Region
Vermont
Rock type
Quartzite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
2346 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
low

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