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SHAWANGUNKS · CONGLOMERATE · bird ban

Millbrook climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp51°F
Wind6 mph
Gusts9 mph
Humidity95%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for conglomerate
High humidity (95%) — conglomerate friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 5 October
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts9 mph
Humidity75%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 6 — 96.8%
07:00 49° dry 7 — 97%
08:00 49° dry 7 — 97.2%
09:00 50° dry 7 — 97.1%
10:00 51° dry 7 — 96.4%
11:00 53° dry 7 — 93.4%
12:00 56° dry 7 — 88.7%
13:00 59° dry 8 — 80.3%
14:00 62° dry 10 — 69.1%
15:00 63° dry 11 — 54.1%
16:00 64° dry 11 — 44.8%
17:00 64° dry 14 — 40.7%
18:00 63° dry 15 — 41.4%
19:00 64° dry 15 — 40.5%
20:00 62° dry 14 — 42.3%
21:00 61° dry 11 — 43%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity57%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 8 — 71.4%
07:00 46° dry 9 — 72.9%
08:00 45° dry 7 — 75.1%
09:00 44° dry 7 — 75.6%
10:00 43° dry 7 — 75.6%
11:00 43° dry 9 — 69.9%
12:00 45° dry 9 — 64.7%
13:00 47° dry 9 — 55.5%
14:00 50° dry 10 — 51.5%
15:00 53° dry 10 — 43.6%
16:00 56° dry 10 — 38.8%
17:00 58° dry 9 — 36.4%
18:00 59° dry 9 — 35.6%
19:00 59° dry 9 — 35.9%
20:00 59° dry 8 — 37.9%
21:00 58° dry 8 — 42.2%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 3 — 95.3%
07:00 37° dry 4 — 99.2%
08:00 37° dry 4 — 99.7%
09:00 38° dry 5 — 97.4%
10:00 39° dry 4 — 94.8%
11:00 39° dry 4 — 93.4%
12:00 43° dry 5 — 83.8%
13:00 49° dry 4 — 71.8%
14:00 54° dry 6 — 64.2%
15:00 58° dry 8 — 59%
16:00 61° dry 10 — 52%
17:00 64° dry 11 — 47.5%
18:00 65° dry 11 — 45.8%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Caution
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
No recent rainHumidity 86% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
  • Damp air — small edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° dry 7 — 90.7%
12:00 52° dry 6 — 86.2%
18:00 70° dry 9 — 40.6%
Fri Friday 9 October
Caution
Temp46°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
No recent rainHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
  • Damp air — small edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 48° dry 4 — 81.3%
12:00 47° dry 5 — 86.8%
18:00 65° dry 7 — 39.2%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity77%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 5 — 82.4%
12:00 49° dry 6 — 76.5%
18:00 68° dry 7 — 30.3%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Caution
Temp45°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
No recent rainHumidity 87% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
  • Damp air — small edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° dry 0 — 85.4%
12:00 45° dry 1 — 86.9%
18:00 67° dry 6 — 44.6%
Mon Monday 12 October
Caution
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity92%
No recent rainHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for Shawangunk conglomerate
  • Conglomerate holds friction well when dry
  • Damp air — small edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 6 — 88.9%
12:00 49° dry 3 — 92.1%
18:00 74° dry 2 — 43.9%
Bird ban (03-01 to 07-31)
Mohonk Preserve peregrine closures apply route-by-route at Millbrook; check the Peregrine Watch page on mohonkpreserve.org before travelling.

About Millbrook

Millbrook is the Gunks' remote and serious wall — a 250-foot east-facing cliff of white Shawangunk conglomerate on the southern end of the ridge in Minnewaska State Park, reached by a 45-minute approach through the woods from West Trapps parking. The stone is the same durable quartz-cemented conglomerate as the Trapps, but the routes are longer, steeper, and much less trafficked, with a well-earned reputation for run-out crux sequences and pockets of loose rock. Mountain Project's top-ranked classics are Westward Ha! (5.7), Cruise Control (5.9), The Time Eraser (5.10a), New Frontier (5.11b), and Nectar Vector (5.12d, the crag's testpiece). East aspect means early sun then afternoon shade — pleasant midsummer, cold in shoulder season. Most of the cliff-top is Mohonk Preserve land; in October 2020 the Gunks Climbers' Coalition purchased 61 acres including the Ant Lion Crag section, keeping historic access open. Peregrine closures target specific lines each spring — check Mohonk Preserve's Peregrine Watch page. Mohonk Preserve pass ($20 day, $115 annual) required.

Region
Shawangunks
Rock type
Conglomerate
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
1434 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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