Scales
- V-easy
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Feb–May, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Scales open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of the easier climbs catalogued at Sundrop Boulder, where the grade range spans V0 to V3.
- Nearby · Indian Seats · Island Ford · Allenbrook
Best time to go · Feb–May, Sep–Nov
Best time to visit Scales
Best months: February–May 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
52° / 33°
11 wet
Feb
56° / 36°
11 wet
Mar
64° / 42°
11 wet
Apr
73° / 49°
10 wet
May
80° / 59°
11 wet
Jun
86° / 66°
12 wet
Jul
89° / 70°
12 wet
Aug
88° / 69°
11 wet
Sep
83° / 63°
9 wet
Oct
73° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
63° / 41°
9 wet
Dec
54° / 36°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Atlanta Peachtree Ap, GA, 8.4 mi away at 1,002 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
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