Slab City
Slab City in Kentucky has 9 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Slab City
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, 8.1 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Slab City is a climbing area in Kentucky's Muir Valley Nature Preserve, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including The Arsenal, The Fire Wall and Coyote Cliff, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is sport and trad, with sport routes making up the bulk of the 9 routes listed. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12c, with the hardest route, Iron Lung, at 5.12c. The sport route Return to Balance is 5.11a, and the trad route Go West is 5.7. 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 around 79°F, with October cooling to about 69°F. Nearby, Cliff Trail #206 and KOOMER RIDGE are both about 3.5 miles away. Miguel's Campsite is about 4 miles off, and the Middle Fork Red River offers paddling about 4.7 miles away.
Routes (9)
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