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The Precipice (Champlain South Wall) weather & climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp46°F
Wind8 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity67.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 11 October
Caution
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind16 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity68%
No recent rainWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 5 — 81.1%
07:00 45° dry 7 — 82.4%
08:00 49° dry 9 — 77.1%
09:00 51° dry 12 — 70.3%
10:00 53° dry 16 — 67.1%
11:00 54° dry 16 — 64.4%
12:00 55° dry 14 — 65.9%
13:00 56° dry 15 — 67.6%
14:00 56° dry 17 — 68.9%
15:00 56° dry 17 — 70.9%
16:00 55° dry 18 — 74%
17:00 55° dry 17 — 76.7%
18:00 54° dry 16 — 77.9%
19:00 54° dry 18 — 79.3%
20:00 55° dry 21 — 81.1%
21:00 54° dry 19 — 78.1%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity81%
1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° 0.02 in 8 — 91.7%
07:00 52° dry 6 — 93.2%
08:00 52° dry 6 — 93.7%
09:00 53° dry 5 — 92.9%
10:00 55° dry 8 — 88.5%
11:00 56° dry 7 — 83.9%
12:00 58° dry 9 — 78.4%
13:00 58° dry 10 — 78.1%
14:00 58° dry 11 — 79.1%
15:00 59° dry 11 — 79.2%
16:00 59° dry 11 — 80.9%
17:00 58° dry 11 — 85.2%
18:00 57° dry 13 — 88%
19:00 61° dry 16 — 71.1%
20:00 58° dry 17 — 75.2%
21:00 55° dry 18 — 77.8%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.3 in
Wind19 mph
Gusts—
Humidity70%
6.6mm rain forecastWindy — 30 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 20 — 74.8%
07:00 46° dry 19 — 75.2%
08:00 47° dry 19 — 74.6%
09:00 48° dry 20 — 72.5%
10:00 49° dry 21 — 68.6%
11:00 49° 0.00 in 19 — 65.1%
12:00 49° 0.01 in 17 — 68.7%
13:00 48° 0.01 in 18 — 73.5%
14:00 48° 0.07 in 17 — 74.6%
20:00 51° 0.2 in 19 — 92.5%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
3.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 56° dry 6 — 99.5%
14:00 56° dry 11 — 78.2%
20:00 52° dry 7 — 82.1%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Caution
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind17 mph
Gusts—
Humidity45%
Should be dryWindy — 27 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 50° dry 13 — 76.2%
14:00 56° dry 17 — 44.7%
20:00 49° dry 13 — 52.6%
Fri Friday 16 October
Poor
Temp46°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity59%
0.3mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 42° dry 6 — 72.2%
14:00 46° 0.01 in 6 — 58.8%
20:00 43° dry 6 — 90.3%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Caution
Temp39°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind16 mph
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dryWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 38° 0.01 in 13 — 89%
14:00 40° dry 16 — 82.1%
20:00 42° dry 15 — 60.5%
Sun Sunday 18 October
Caution
Temp45°F
Raindry
Wind16 mph
Gusts—
Humidity37%
Should be dryWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 0 km/h
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
08:00 36° dry 16 — 59%
14:00 44° dry 16 — 36.5%
20:00 41° dry 9 — 52.5%
Access
Peregrine falcon closures typically run March 15 – August 15 each year

About The Precipice (Champlain South Wall)

The Precipice — also known to climbers as Champlain South Wall — is the most substantial multi-pitch climbing in Acadia, a 200-foot east-facing glaciated pink Cadillac Mountain Granite wall on the south side of Champlain Mountain on Mount Desert Island. The rock is high-quality solid granite with excellent dihedrals; routes are 2–3 pitches of traditional protection with a standard rack of mixed stoppers and small-to-medium cams. The famous Precipice Trail — one of Acadia's iron-rung scrambles up the cliffside of Champlain Mountain — shares the same face. — the Precipice Trail and climbing routes are both closed during that window (a few routes right of Wafer Step are affected; check nps.gov/acad for current dates). Shares Acadia's weather cell with Otter Cliffs (~5km south). Access from the Precipice Trailhead on Park Loop Road — a 100-metre walk past the trailhead, then traverse left across a talus field to the base. Parking is severely limited; use the park shuttle in summer. Acadia NP entrance fee $35/vehicle 7-day. For per-route beta, climbers reference Grant Simmons's *Rock Climbs of Acadia* (Jeff Butterfield's 2002 guide is now out of print).

Region
Acadia
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
381 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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