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The Precipice (Champlain South Wall) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp63°F
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity99%
Rain 48h0.00 in
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
High humidity (99%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 24 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts13 mph
Humidity98%
No recent rainHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
07:00 — dry — — null%
13:00 63° dry 9 — 99%
14:00 65° dry 8 — 98.5%
15:00 65° dry 9 — 97%
16:00 66° dry 9 — 95.7%
17:00 66° dry 9 — 94%
18:00 66° dry 8 — 89.8%
19:00 66° dry 10 — 88.7%
20:00 65° dry 13 — 91.8%
21:00 63° dry 13 — 95.7%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind10 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
No recent rainHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 12 — 99.6%
07:00 61° dry 12 — 99.6%
08:00 61° dry 11 — 99.8%
09:00 61° dry 11 — 99.8%
10:00 61° dry 11 — 99.6%
11:00 61° dry 11 — 99.4%
12:00 62° dry 11 — 98.3%
13:00 62° dry 10 — 97.5%
14:00 62° dry 8 — 96.9%
15:00 63° dry 9 — 93.9%
16:00 65° dry 9 — 90.9%
17:00 66° dry 7 — 86.7%
18:00 66° dry 7 — 84.9%
19:00 65° dry 8 — 87.6%
20:00 64° dry 8 — 89.4%
21:00 63° dry 8 — 94.2%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp64°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind11 mph
Gusts—
Humidity81%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 12 — 96.2%
07:00 60° dry 11 — 95.5%
08:00 60° dry 10 — 95.7%
09:00 59° dry 10 — 96.8%
10:00 59° dry 9 — 97.2%
11:00 61° dry 9 — 92.3%
12:00 63° dry 9 — 84.4%
13:00 66° dry 9 — 77.8%
14:00 68° dry 11 — 73.2%
15:00 69° dry 13 — 71.2%
16:00 69° dry 14 — 73.4%
17:00 69° 0.00 in 14 — 74.8%
18:00 69° dry 14 — 74.2%
19:00 68° dry 16 — 74.1%
20:00 67° dry 18 — 74.9%
21:00 66° dry 18 — 76.3%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Caution
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity94%
No recent rainHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 9 — 93.4%
12:00 64° dry 7 — 94%
18:00 67° dry 9 — 89.1%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind13 mph
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° 0.02 in 11 — 95.5%
12:00 64° 0.00 in 13 — 97.9%
18:00 67° dry 10 — 94%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 7 — 97%
12:00 65° dry 9 — 79%
18:00 71° dry 7 — 46%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity75%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 6 — 73.5%
12:00 62° dry 4 — 75%
18:00 67° dry 11 — 63.1%
Mon Monday 31 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 10 — 90.9%
12:00 64° dry 9 — 77.8%
18:00 72° dry 10 — 41.6%
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 classics are all classic-grade lines: Story of O (5.6, three pitches), Old Town (5.7+), Green Mountain Breakdown (5.9+, two pitches), Chitlins Corner (5.10a, two pitches), and Connecticut Cracks (5.11a). 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. Documented in 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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