Kentucky · Rock climbing · Beattyville

Deep End

Deep End in Kentucky has 18 climbing routes across 14 grades.

18 routes
5.8 – 5.13b
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Is Deep End open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Daniel Boone National Forest. It doesn't name Deep End, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Daniel Boone National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Deep End

Best months: August–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.

  1. Jan

    42° / 24°

    13 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 27°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 34°

    15 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 44°

    15 wet

  5. May

    75° / 53°

    15 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 61°

    14 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 65°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 64°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 44°

    12 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 35°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    13 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beattyville 4n, KY, 1.9 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Deep End is a climbing area in Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest, within the Cumberland Ranger District. The surrounding cluster of climbing areas, including Real Deep End and Coopers Cove, puts it among several named spots about a tenth of a mile away, making it easy to pair with a visit to one of them. The area has 18 routes, with 14 sport routes and one trad route, plus a boulder problem. The grades range from 5.8 to 5.13b on the YDS scale, with Heavy Seas at 5.13b and The Abyss at 5.12d as two of the hardest. Fluffer is a sport route at 5.10a, and Low Standards is a trad route at 5.8. For timing, late spring and early fall tend to be the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and September highs near 79°F, with fewer wet days in September than in the rest of the year. Nearby, the Sheltowee Trace high water route and Happy Top Walking Trial offer hiking within about 5 miles, and Lago Linda Hideaway is a campground a little over 5 miles away.

Routes (18)

FlufferFA: Dustin Stephens, Jimmy Hoctor 20135.10aPool BoyFA: Jimmy Hoctor, Dustin Stephens, Scott Curran, John Flunker, and several dozen other people - 20135.10bPTOFA: "5.10bThe CoughFA: John Flunker, 20135.10cLichenosisFA: John Flunker, 20135.11aHalf MastFA: Scott Curran 20135.11bNatural IceFA: Dustin Stephens, 20135.11bSilicosisFA: John Flunker (2013)5.11dKnuckle SauceFA: Marty Vogel, Scott Curran5.12aGreen RoomFA: John Flunker, 20135.12bThe AbyssFA: John Flunker 20135.12dAdult SwimFA: Scott Curran 20135.13aTsunamiFA: Dru Mack, 2017; Equipped by Scott Curran5.13aHeavy SeasFA: Steve Sandmann, Scott Curran5.13bLow StandardsFA: Dustin Stephens, 20165.8Peeping TomFA: Matt Smith, 20145.8The Salty DawgsFA: Billy Simek, David Pribyl Pierdinock, Andy Menard, Kyle Riddett5.9+Temple of OnanFA: Dustin Stephens, 2016V1

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