Cheese Grater
- V3-4
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Feb–May, Oct–Dec
- best months
Is Cheese Grater open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. It doesn't name Cheese Grater, so check the source for the area it covers (4 listed).
Bear Creek Road, FS 241, Temporarily Closed
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Prescribed fire on Oconee Ranger District at Jasper County
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Muskrat Road, FS 218, Temporarily Closed
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Flash Flood Awareness
Agency closure covering Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Prescribed fire on Oconee Ranger District at Jasper County
Agency alert covering Oconee Ranger District · USFS · Oconee Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of nine routes catalogued at Boulder 1, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's V0–V4+ range.
- Hitchiti BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Boulder 3Rock climbing · Next door
- Juliette BouldersRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- WaterworldRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- The LineRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- The Throne of GodRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Right ScoopRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- The BrainRock climbing · ~5 min drive
- Murder CreekRock climbing · ~36 min drive
- Cave WallRock climbing · ~36 min drive
Best time to visit Cheese Grater
Best months: February–May and October–December. 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.
Jan
57° / 29°
8 wet
Feb
61° / 32°
7 wet
Mar
69° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
77° / 45°
6 wet
May
84° / 55°
6 wet
Jun
89° / 64°
8 wet
Jul
92° / 68°
8 wet
Aug
91° / 67°
7 wet
Sep
86° / 60°
6 wet
Oct
78° / 48°
5 wet
Nov
68° / 37°
6 wet
Dec
60° / 32°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monticello, GA, 21.2 mi away at 518 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Closures we've recorded since August 2026
Spring 2026 Forest-wide Fire Restrictions
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests · Order dated April 23, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Oct 13, 2026 · Forest Service
