This weekend in the Adirondacks: Cool waters, rock climbing routes open – North Country Public Radio

"Morning paddle on Middle Saranac Lake." Archiver Photo of the Day by Mike Pratt Greenfield Center, NY

Jun 09, 2022

There will be a chance for a shower this weekend, but otherwise, its looking like another nice weekend in the Adirondacks.

DEC has lifted the Mud Advisory, but expect to encounter mud just the same. You can avoid widening trails and trampling sensitive vegetation by wearing appropriate footwear and walking through, not around, muddy areas.

Summit temperatures this weekend are expected to be mostly in the 40s on Saturday and lower 50s on Sunday. If you are headed to summits, be prepared to encounter a rain shower - that can lead to hypothermia when temperatures are this cool.

The region received some considerable rain over the past couple of days and that has raised the levels of rivers and streams to well above normal levels for this time of year. Some stream crossings may be difficult, but those levels will be going down as the weekend progresses.

The Hudson River at North Creek is higher and is expected to peak at about 4.5 feet on Saturday, about 2200 CFS. The Raquette River is expected to peak at about 5.5 feet on Saturday at Piercefield. The gage a little north of Whitehall on Lake Champlain will be about 97.5 feet this weekend.

Water temperatures cooled some this week. Upper Saranac Lake is now in the mid-60s, as is Mirror Lake. Lake Champlain is closer to 60 degrees and Lake George is mostly in the lower 60s.

Most rock-climbing routes are open, although a few remain closed at Moss Cliffs and Notch Mountain, at Poke-O-Moonshine, and on the Main Wall at Shelving Rock. All routes are closed at the Campground Wall at Rogers Rock and at Potash Mountain.

And finally this week, the road to Saint Germain and Meadow Ponds in the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest has been repaired and is open.

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