Alabama · Rock climbing · Leesburg · Near Albertville

Pebble Power

5.8+
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

One of the easier climbs catalogued at Turtle Rock, where routes span from 5.8 to 5.13+. First ascent by Shannon Stegg, Stewart Coffield - 1990.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Noccalula Falls Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 15 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Jack's

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 7 mi · Open after 6

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More in Albertville
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  • Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Pebble Power

    Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      49° / 31°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      54° / 34°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      61° / 41°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      70° / 48°

      10 wet

    5. May

      77° / 55°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      84° / 63°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 67°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      86° / 66°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      81° / 59°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      71° / 48°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      61° / 38°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      52° / 34°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gadsden 19 N, AL, 11.1 mi away at 1,152 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Turtle Rock — the crag this route is on
Turtle Rock, Alabama — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: swhitfield, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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