North Carolina · Rock climbing · King

DC Cave

DC Cave in North Carolina has 11 routes with 10 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

11 routes

5.8 – 5.13b/c

Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit DC Cave

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.

Jan
48° / 29°
8 wet
Feb
52° / 30°
8 wet
Mar
59° / 36°
9 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
9 wet
May
76° / 55°
11 wet
Jun
84° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 68°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 66°
10 wet
Sep
79° / 59°
9 wet
Oct
70° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
60° / 36°
8 wet
Dec
51° / 31°
9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury, NC, 7.3 mi away at 1,019 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

DC Cave is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 1.8 miles from the town of Quaker Gap. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Tang area, Upper Wall and Breakfast Wall all within about a tenth of a mile. The Fin Area is just as close, and the Cooks Wall Trail starts right next door. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with a few mixed climbs. There are 12 routes in total, and the grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13b/c. The hardest is Beast Mode, a sport route at 5.13b/c, and the easiest is Black Heart, a trad route at 5.8. Girls With Guns is a sport route at 5.10+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Danbury, which sits about 1,050 feet lower, show October highs around 70°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar. Summer is hotter, with July highs averaging about 87°F. For more time on foot, Torys Den Trail is about 0.4 miles away and Moores Wall Loop Trail about 1.2 miles. Paddlers can reach the Little Yadkin River, roughly 7 miles off.