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Rock climbing in North Carolina

The 110 climbing areas Cordada has in North Carolina, with 3,174 routes. For each one: its grades (YDS and V-scale), which way the walls face and the best season.

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Areas

110

Routes

3,174

With a page

110

Half the routes

5.8–5.11c

// The map

Where they are

Boundaries © Natural Earth

// The grades

Grades in North Carolina

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.14b. Half are between 5.8 and 5.11c.

185

152

232

265

548

510

225

38

4

Boulders by grade

From V0 to V13. Half are between V2 and V6.

74

89

97

103

116

104

69

45

39

20

23

10

3

1

// The crags

Areas by size

GRADES · ROCK · ROUTES

01Rumbling Bald5.4–5.13b · Gneiss · Trad · Sport232 routes 02Linville Gorge5.0–5.12d · Quartzite · Trad222 routes 03Main Climbing Areas5.3–5.14a · Amphibolite · Trad147 routes 04Moore's Wall (Routes)5.3–5.14b · Quartzite · Trad144 routes 05Looking Glass Rock5.5–5.13b · Granodiorite · Trad136 routes 06West Side BouldersV0–V12 · Volcanic · Bouldering113 boulders 07Pilot Mountain5.5–5.13a · Volcanic · Sport · Top rope112 routes 08Dixon School BouldersV0–V8 · Amphibolite · Bouldering103 boulders 09Cedar Rock5.5–5.12c · Granodiorite · Trad101 routes 10Laurel Knob5.7–5.12d · Granodiorite · Trad86 routes 11Eagle Rock5.5–5.13a · boulders V0–V2 · Gneiss · Trad73 routes and boulders 12East Side BouldersV0–V11 · Gneiss · Bouldering72 boulders 13West Walls5.6–5.13c · Volcanic · Sport · Trad70 routes 14Stone Mountain5.4–5.12c · Granodiorite · Trad69 routes 15Hound EarsV1–V9 · Rhyolite · Bouldering66 boulders 16Central AreaV0–V10 · Quartzite · Bouldering62 boulders 17The Dark Side (Closed to climbing, included for historic reference)5.4–5.12c · Rhyolite · Trad55 routes 18Hawksbill Mtn5.7–5.13a · Siltstone · Trad · Sport53 routes 19Whiteside Mountain5.8–5.12d · Gneiss · Trad51 routes 20Ship Rock5.6–5.13a · Siltstone · Trad49 routes 21Rocky Face Recreational Area5.4–5.11c · Granite · Sport43 routes 22Melrose Mtn. Climbing Park5.0–5.11c · Gneiss · Sport · Trad43 routes 23107 BouldersV0–V10 · Volcanic · Bouldering38 boulders 24Blowing Rock BouldersV0–V10 · Volcanic · Bouldering36 boulders 25The Valley BoulderfieldV0–V7 · Quartzite · Bouldering35 boulders 26The Dump5.6–5.13d · Siltstone · Sport33 routes 27Lower Wall5.3–5.13d · Volcanic · Trad33 routes 2807. Resurgence Walls5.5–5.11d · Amphibolite · Trad · Sport29 routes 29Big Green5.8–5.13a · Granodiorite · Trad29 routes 30Two Mile BoulderfieldV1–V10 · Quartzite · Bouldering28 boulders 31Raleigh area climbingV0–V5 · Gneiss · Bouldering28 boulders 32Cathey's Creek Crag5.7–5.14a · Gneiss · Sport · Trad27 routes 33Corner RockV5–V13 · Schist · Bouldering27 boulders 34The Trestle5.0–5.10c · Gneiss · Sport · Trad25 routes 35Sitting Bear5.7–5.12c · Siltstone · Trad · Sport24 routes 36Buffalo Creek ParkV0–V5 · Gneiss · Bouldering23 boulders 37Thunder Hill BouldersV0–V10 · Gneiss · Bouldering23 boulders 38The Dump (Boulders)V2–V12 · Siltstone · Bouldering22 boulders 39North Face5.8–5.12d · Gneiss · Trad22 routes 40Crowders Mountain5.8–5.13a · Amphibolite · Sport20 routes 41Little Wilson5.8–5.12c · Siltstone · Sport19 routes 42Bradley Falls5.6–5.11c · Volcanic · Sport · Trad18 routes 43Boone Greenway Trail BouldersV0+–V7 · routes 5.8 · Volcanic · Bouldering18 routes and boulders 44Northside BouldersV1–V10 · Granodiorite · Bouldering18 boulders 45East Slate Rock5.7–5.11d · Volcanic · Trad18 routes 46North End BoulderfieldV4–V10 · Quartzite · Bouldering18 boulders 47Section 35.2–5.12b · Granite · Top rope · Sport17 routes 48Wash RockV1–V3 · Volcanic · Bouldering17 boulders 49The Cookbook5.10b–5.13d · Volcanic · Sport17 routes 50Trailside BoulderfieldV2–V8 · Quartzite · Bouldering16 boulders 51Gold Coast Cliffs5.6–5.13b · Quartzite · Trad · Sport15 routes 52Pickens Nose5.6–5.12b · Gneiss · Trad15 routes 53First BouldersV0–V3 · Volcanic · Bouldering15 boulders 54Section 55.8–5.12a · Granite · Sport15 routes 55Hull AreaV2–V10 · Volcanic · Bouldering15 boulders 56Trailside AreaV0–V5 · Volcanic · Bouldering14 boulders 57Central BouldersV2–V8 · Gneiss · Bouldering13 boulders 58Sentinel Buttress5.4–5.10d · Quartzite · Trad12 routes 59Victory Wall5.7–5.11a · Volcanic · Trad12 routes 60Horseshoe Rock5.3–5.11c · Volcanic · Sport · Trad12 routes 61Sunken Treasure5.6–5.11d · Siltstone · Trad · Sport12 routes 62Second/Many BouldersV0–V1 · Volcanic · Bouldering11 boulders 63Stone Depot5.5–5.9 · Granodiorite · Sport10 routes 64Carrboro/University Lake bouldersV0–V6 · Volcanic · Bouldering10 boulders 65Cooks Wall5.10d–5.12c · Volcanic · Sport · Trad10 routes 66Granite CityV0–V3 · Granodiorite · Bouldering10 boulders 67Snake's Den5.2–5.9 · Schist · Trad10 routes 68Holloway Mountain5.4–5.12c · Siltstone · Trad10 routes 69Haw River BouldersV2–V6 · Volcanic · Bouldering10 boulders 70Rodanthe BouldersV0–V7 · Bouldering9 boulders 71NC States CampusV2–V6 · routes 5.9–5.12d · Amphibolite · Bouldering · Trad9 routes and boulders 72Battle Park BouldersV0–V2 · Limestone · Bouldering9 boulders 73Lettered Rock Ridge5.7–5.12d · Siltstone · Trad · Sport8 routes 74Stony BaldV0–V0+ · Volcanic · Bouldering8 boulders 75Rocky Knob ParkV2–V6 · Gneiss · Bouldering8 boulders 76Greybeard BouldersV0–V1 · Schist · Bouldering7 boulders 77The Obscure AreaV3–V8 · Volcanic · Bouldering6 boulders 78BouldersV0–V1 · Amphibolite · Bouldering6 boulders 79Wiseman's View5.10c–5.12c · Quartzite · Trad · Sport6 routes 80Bold Moon preserve boulderV2–V5 · Gabbro · Bouldering5 boulders 81Rocky HeadV4 · Schist · Bouldering5 boulders 82Big Rock Nature PreserveV1–V3 · routes 5.12a · Volcanic · Bouldering5 routes and boulders 83Henson Creek Canyon5.10d–5.12d · Gneiss · Trad5 routes 84Pilot Rock5.4–5.5 · Volcanic · Trad4 routes 85Looking Glass BouldersGranodiorite4 routes 86Wolf Branch/Rich KnobV1–V3 · Gneiss · Bouldering4 boulders 87Table Rock Parking Lot BouldersV1 · Gneiss · Bouldering4 boulders 88Birkhead Wilderness BouldersV2 · Volcanic · Bouldering4 boulders 89Unclimbed BouldersV0–V3 · Volcanic · Bouldering4 boulders 90Weaver Knob BouldersV0–V5 · Gneiss · Bouldering3 boulders 91Wall-K in the ParkV1–V2 · Amphibolite · Bouldering3 boulders 92Fews FordV1–V2 · Volcanic · Bouldering3 boulders 93Hidden Boulders/Central NCVolcanic3 routes 94Black Mountain Range Alpine5.0 · Volcanic · Trad3 routes 95Weed Patch Mountain Trail BouldersV0–V2 · Gneiss · Bouldering3 boulders 96Cox Mountain TrailV0–V1 · Volcanic · Bouldering3 boulders 97Spence Ridge AccessVolcanic2 routes 98Bonas Defeat5.7–5.8 · Gneiss · Trad2 routes 99Uwharrie National ForestVolcanic2 routes 100Sentinel Buttress Boulderfield5.4 · boulders V0+ · Quartzite · Bouldering · Trad2 routes and boulders 101The Chimneys5.6 · Quartzite · Top rope2 routes 102New Hope Creek BouldersV3–V6 · Rhyolite · Bouldering2 boulders 103Big GodsonV2 · Volcanic · Bouldering2 boulders 104Other Nearby places to climbV4–V8 · Granite · Bouldering2 boulders 105Durham Park5.10a · Volcanic · Top rope1 route 106Bluejay Canyon5.11a · Quartzite · Trad1 route 107John Rock5.9 · Granodiorite · Trad1 route 108Cedar Mountain BouldersShale1 route 109Latta Nature PreserveVolcanic1 route 110Linville Gorge BoulderingV4 · Quartzite · Bouldering1 boulder

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.