The Stadium
The Stadium in Kentucky has 24 climbing routes with 15 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 24 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit The Stadium
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, 8.2 mi away at 1,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Stadium is a climbing area in Kentucky's Muir Valley Nature Preserve, managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots, with Inner Sanctum, The Sanctuary and Ivory Tower all about 0.1 mile away. The area offers a range of routes. Of its 24 routes, 12 are sport and 10 are trad, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.13a. Some of the named routes are Tradisfaction (5.10b, trad), Gnome Wrecker (5.10d, sport), Ring of Fire (5.12a, sport) and El Patron (5.13a, sport). For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Beattyville run to highs around 75°F in May and 79°F in September, with September the driest month of the year.
Routes (24)
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