Kentucky · Rock climbing · Rogers

Muir Valley

Muir Valley in Kentucky has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

6 routes
5.11 – 5.13a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Muir Valley

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

Muir Valley is a climbing area in Kentucky, about 1.3 miles from the town of Rogers. Several named walls sit right within it, including Guide Wall, Recess Rock and Practice Wall, each about 0.1 mile away. Fall is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Beattyville show October highs around 69°F with lows near 44°F, and September has the fewest wet days of the year at about 10. Spring is similar, with April highs near 68°F, though rain falls on about 15 days a month from March through May. Midsummer is warmer, with highs in the mid-80s. Beyond the climbing, Cliff Trail #206 and Koomer Ridge are hikes about 4 miles away. Miguel's Campsite is about 5 miles away, and the Middle Fork Red River, a paddling route, is about 5.6 miles away.

Routes (6)