Indian Seats
Photo: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 13 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10-
- Top Rope · Trad
- Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Indian Seats is a climbing area in Georgia's Sawnee Mountain Preserve, on county land. It sits within the preserve's network of trails, with the Indian Seats Trail about 0.4 miles away and the Hilltop Trail about 1.1 miles off. The climbing here is suited to top rope, with 12 of the 13 routes in the area set up that way. One route is trad. The YDS grades run from 5.5 to 5.10-, with Scorpion Crack at 5.7 and Washboard at 5.10- as two of the more notable climbs. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cumming show October highs around 73°F and April highs around 72°F, while July averages climb to about 89°F. For more time on foot, the Ridgeline Trail is about 1.3 miles away. Bald Ridge Creek campground is about 3.9 miles off, and the Clearcut Wall climbing area is about 7.7 miles away.
- Indian Seats TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Hilltop TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Ridgeline TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Bald Ridge CreekCamping3.9 mi
- SawneeCamping6 mi
- West Bank Park Shelters (ga)Camping6.7 mi
- Clearcut WallRock climbing7.7 mi
- Buford Dam BouldersRock climbing7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Sundrop BoulderRock climbing · ~36 min drivePhoto: TranceMist from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Clearcut WallRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Buford Dam BouldersRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Noon WallRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Cherokee BluffRock climbing · ~26 min drive
- Jones Bridge ParkRock climbing · ~31 min drive
- AllenbrookRock climbing · ~36 min drive
- Island FordRock climbing · ~36 min drive
- The CliffsRock climbing · ~39 min drive
- Cochran FallsRock climbing · ~40 min drive
Best time to visit Indian Seats
Best months: February–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.
Jan
51° / 31°
11 wet
Feb
56° / 33°
11 wet
Mar
63° / 40°
11 wet
Apr
72° / 46°
10 wet
May
79° / 56°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 64°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
88° / 67°
10 wet
Sep
82° / 60°
8 wet
Oct
73° / 49°
8 wet
Nov
63° / 39°
8 wet
Dec
54° / 34°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cumming 2n, GA, 1.5 mi away at 1,140 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
