Panola Area 2
- 15 routes
- V0 – V6-7
- Bouldering
- Feb–May, Sep–Dec
- best months
Panola Area 2 is a bouldering area in Georgia, about half a mile from the town of Roseland. It sits right next to Panola Area 1 and Yorkville Boulders, so it works well as part of a cluster of climbing spots in the area. The area holds 15 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest are V0-1, the median runs V3-4, and the hardest is V6-7. Among the named routes are Creaky Crack at V0-1, Creaky Mantel at V3, and the Mockingbyrd Project, an open project at V6-7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 74°F with lows near 55°F, and April is similar at about 74°F by day and 52°F at night. Summer highs typically reach the low 90s. Yorkville Boulders and Panola Area 1 are each about 0.1 mile away. For a walk, Intermittent Creek is about 2.7 miles off, and the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking Trail is about 3 miles away.
- Yorkville BouldersRock climbing0.1 mi
- Panola Area 1Rock climbing0.1 mi
- Intermittent CreekHiking2.7 mi
- Atlanta BeltLine Westside Interim Hiking TrailHiking3 mi
- Southside Park MTB - Connector TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Southside Park MTB - Evergreen TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Yellow TrailHiking4 mi
- Southside Park MTB - Oak TrailHiking4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Sundrop BoulderRock climbing · ~34 min drivePhoto: TranceMist from Atlanta, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Piedmont Park RoofRock climbing · ~9 min drive
- Spider Man AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Paint Can/Lost Digits AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Woods' Hill AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Pope Face AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Leather Arete AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Half Pipe AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Kashmir AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
- Lost Digits AreaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Panola Area 2
Best months: February–May and September–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
54° / 36°
11 wet · 1 snow
Feb
58° / 39°
10 wet
Mar
66° / 45°
10 wet
Apr
74° / 52°
9 wet
May
81° / 61°
10 wet
Jun
87° / 69°
11 wet
Jul
90° / 72°
12 wet
Aug
89° / 71°
10 wet
Sep
84° / 66°
7 wet
Oct
74° / 55°
7 wet
Nov
64° / 44°
8 wet
Dec
56° / 38°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Atlanta Hartsfield Intl Ap, GA, 6.7 mi away at 1,010 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
