Climbing Forecast › Vermont › Upper West Bolton

VERMONT · SCHIST · bird ban

Upper West Bolton climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp57°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity78.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for schist

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Good
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity58%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
07:00 57° dry 3 — 78.9%
08:00 56° dry 3 — 78.9%
09:00 56° dry 3 — 76.6%
10:00 56° dry 3 — 74%
11:00 58° dry 3 — 72.1%
12:00 63° dry 3 — 64.6%
13:00 64° dry 3 — 59.5%
14:00 66° dry 5 — 49.3%
15:00 68° dry 6 — 45.7%
16:00 69° dry 6 — 43.6%
17:00 69° dry 6 — 42.5%
18:00 70° dry 6 — 42.8%
19:00 70° dry 6 — 44.5%
20:00 70° dry 6 — 47.3%
21:00 69° dry 6 — 52.5%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity71%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 5 — 85.4%
07:00 54° dry 4 — 83.9%
08:00 53° dry 4 — 84.1%
09:00 53° dry 5 — 83.7%
10:00 53° dry 5 — 83.7%
11:00 55° dry 6 — 82.9%
12:00 60° dry 5 — 78.8%
13:00 65° dry 4 — 71.7%
14:00 68° dry 5 — 66.2%
15:00 71° dry 7 — 59.7%
16:00 73° dry 8 — 53.4%
17:00 74° dry 9 — 49.9%
18:00 74° dry 9 — 50.1%
19:00 74° dry 9 — 51.6%
20:00 74° dry 10 — 52.2%
21:00 73° dry 9 — 56.4%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
6.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 9 — 86.7%
07:00 62° dry 9 — 89.4%
08:00 62° dry 8 — 89.9%
09:00 62° dry 8 — 90.4%
10:00 63° dry 8 — 89.1%
11:00 63° dry 9 — 88.1%
12:00 64° dry 9 — 85.6%
13:00 65° dry 8 — 86%
14:00 65° 0.01 in 8 — 87.4%
15:00 66° 0.01 in 8 — 86.8%
16:00 70° 0.01 in 9 — 78.2%
17:00 71° 0.01 in 9 — 74.5%
18:00 73° 0.02 in 8 — 73.2%
19:00 74° 0.03 in 9 — 70.8%
20:00 72° 0.05 in 8 — 76.3%
21:00 69° 0.1 in 9 — 88.7%
Mon Monday 24 August
Caution
Temp61°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity96%
Drying — 15h since rainHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 6 — 98.8%
12:00 60° dry 7 — 95.6%
18:00 71° dry 10 — 56.9%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 6 — 87.1%
12:00 58° 0.01 in 7 — 86.4%
18:00 61° 0.02 in 9 — 88.4%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp59°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 3 — 96.2%
12:00 59° dry 4 — 96.6%
18:00 71° dry 4 — 55.4%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp61°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 2 — 85.7%
12:00 61° dry 5 — 85%
18:00 77° 0.01 in 8 — 52.8%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity99%
1mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
  • Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 4 — 99%
12:00 64° dry 2 — 98.8%
18:00 76° 0.02 in 3 — 62.3%
Bird ban (03-15 to 07-31)
CRAG-VT seasonal raptor closures may apply — check cragvt.org before travelling.

About Upper West Bolton

Upper West Bolton is a separate schist cliff from Bolton Dome — same Bolton Formation quartz-mica schist, six kilometres north and 230 m higher on the ridge, so it lives in its own weather pocket. The 300-foot cliff holds Mountain Project-ranked classics: Chockstone (5.8 trad), The Rose (5.10- trad), Fresh Meat (5.10b sport), The Thorn (5.11a trad), and Paradox (5.11a sport) — collectively "the infamous Vermont classics". Access is CRAG-VT-managed after a Conservation Alliance / Access Fund–assisted acquisition; free, but respect posted landowner rules. South aspect and mid-elevation give a practical April-through-November season. Now on its own weather anchor rather than sharing with Bolton Dome — the altitude and horizontal difference mean genuinely different rain and temperature cells. CRAG-VT posts current raptor closures at cragvt.org each spring — check before travelling.

Region
Vermont
Rock type
schist
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
1411 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

Other crags in this region

Bolton Dome (Lower West)Deer Leap