Shaking Rock
- 1 route
- V0
- Bouldering
- Sep–May
- best months
Shaking Rock is a climbing area in Shaking Rock Park, a county park in Georgia, on land managed by the county. The park holds several named climbing areas within a short distance of one another, so it works well as a base for a day of bouldering or route climbing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lexington show October highs around 76°F with lows near 50°F, and April highs around 74°F. July is the warmest month, with typical highs near 91°F. Shaking Rock Block, Front Line and Brain Area all sit about 0.1 mile away. For time off the rock, Dogwood Trail is about 5 miles off, and Long Creek offers canoeing about 6 miles away.
Best time to go · Sep–May
Best time to visit Shaking Rock
Best months: September–May. 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
55° / 32°
9 wet
Feb
58° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
66° / 40°
9 wet
Apr
74° / 48°
8 wet
May
81° / 57°
8 wet
Jun
88° / 65°
9 wet
Jul
91° / 69°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 68°
8 wet
Sep
85° / 62°
6 wet
Oct
76° / 50°
6 wet
Nov
65° / 40°
7 wet
Dec
57° / 35°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lexington, GA, 0.4 mi away at 726 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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