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Copper Top

Copper Top in North Carolina has 5 sport climbing routes on 3 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.8 – 5.10b/c
Sport

Best time to visit Copper Top

Best months: March–June and 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

    48° / 28°

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

  4. Apr

    69° / 45°

  5. May

    77° / 54°

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

  7. Jul

    87° / 67°

  8. Aug

    85° / 65°

  9. Sep

    79° / 59°

  10. Oct

    69° / 47°

  11. Nov

    59° / 37°

  12. Dec

    50° / 31°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rural Hall, NC, 12.4 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Copper Top is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 3 miles from the town of Pinnacle. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Three Bears, Foreign Trade Zone and Little Amphitheater all within about a tenth of a mile. That makes it easy to pair with other routes in the same cluster. The climbing here is all sport, and the five routes range from 5.8 to 5.10b/c. The easiest is Duracell at 5.8, and the hardest is The Black Hole at 5.10b/c. Coppertop and Oscar Myer are both 5.10. Ironman, a 5.8, was first climbed by Bill Webster in 2019. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rural Hall run from highs around 69°F in April and October to about 87°F in July. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. For a change from climbing, Ledge Spring Trail is about 0.3 miles away and Pilot Knob Trail about 0.5 miles. Paddlers can head to the Little Yadkin River, about 5 miles off.

Routes (5)

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