Climate
Spruce Knob's climate can be classified as cold continental or highland. Summers are cool and often damp, with thunderstorms common both in spring and summer. Winters are cold and snowy, with an average of over 160 inches (4.1 m) of annual snowfall leaving the summit access road often impassible between October and April.
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