Kentucky · Rock climbing · Irvine

Light House Crag

Light House Crag in Kentucky has 8 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.9+ – 5.11d
Sport · Trad

Is Light House Crag open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Daniel Boone National Forest. It doesn't name Light House Crag, 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 Light House Crag

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, 4.4 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Light House Crag is a climbing area in Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest, within the Cumberland Ranger District. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and trails, with Buzzards Roost, Ott's Wall and Hades all about 0.1 mile away, and the Pine Mesa Trail just as close. The area has eight routes, six of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.9+ up to 5.11d. Sport climbers will find Fog Horn at 5.10d and A Light in the Dark at 5.11d, while trad climbers can try Muffin Killer at 5.9+ and To the Core at 5.10-. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beattyville show May highs around 75°F and September highs near 79°F, with October cooling to about 69°F. Lago Linda Hideaway campground is about 3 miles away, and Station Camp Creek offers paddling roughly 8 miles off.

Routes (8)