Guide Wall
Guide Wall in Kentucky has 7 sport climbing routes across 4 grades.
- 7 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12
- Sport
Best time to visit Guide Wall
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.
Jan
42° / 24°
13 wet
Feb
47° / 27°
13 wet
Mar
57° / 34°
15 wet
Apr
68° / 44°
15 wet
May
75° / 53°
15 wet
Jun
82° / 61°
14 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
14 wet
Aug
84° / 64°
12 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
69° / 44°
12 wet
Nov
57° / 35°
12 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Beattyville 4n, KY, 7.9 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Guide Wall is a climbing area inside Muir Valley Nature Preserve in Kentucky, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits within a cluster of climbing areas, with Recess Rock and Washboard Wall about 0.1 mile away, so it's easy to pair with those for a full day on the rock. The preserve's climbing is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.7 to 5.12. The easiest are Fear of Commitment and Parks and Rec, both 5.7, and Mona Lisa Crack is 5.8-. Tiger Blood, at 5.12, is the hardest listed. Most of the routes were first climbed by Isaac Heacock and Ryan Jones in 2010. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beattyville show May highs around 75°F and September highs near 79°F, with September also bringing the fewest wet days of the year.
Routes (7)
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