Kentucky · Rock climbing · Dawson Springs

Flathead Wall

Flathead Wall in Kentucky has 13 routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

13 routes
5.4 – 5.10c
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Flathead Wall

Best months: March–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.

  1. Jan

    46° / 27°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 38°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 47°

    11 wet

  5. May

    79° / 56°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 64°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 68°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 59°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 47°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 37°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    49° / 30°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Princeton 1 Se, KY, 6.2 mi away at 497 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Flathead Wall is a climbing area in Kentucky, set within the Hunter Bluff Fee on land managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Flathead Wall 2nd Level, Park Wall and Zion Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 13 routes, 11 of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.10c. The hardest of these is Wings Of Domain at 5.10c, and the easiest is Wombat, a trad route at 5.4. The median grade is 5.10a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Princeton show October highs around 73°F with lows near 47°F, and May highs around 79°F. July and August average highs near 89°F. For a change from the rock, the Pennyrile Nature Trail is about 6.5 miles away, and the Indian Bluff Trail is about 6.8 miles away.

Routes (13)