North Carolina · Rock climbing · Lake Lure

Dr Crankenstein

Near the top of Lower Tier's 19 catalogued routes.

5.11d
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Dr Crankenstein

Best months: May and September–October. 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

    41° / 25°

    13 wet · 6 snow

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    12 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 33°

    13 wet · 5 snow

  4. Apr

    62° / 42°

    12 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    69° / 50°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 57°

    14 wet

  7. Jul

    76° / 61°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    75° / 59°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 54°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 44°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 34°

    10 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    44° / 28°

    12 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Swannanoa 2 Sse, NC, 10.8 mi away at 4,320 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 19 routes catalogued at Lower Tier, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range from 5.7 to 5.12a.

Photo of the crag

Lower Tier — the crag this route is on
Lower Tier, North Carolina — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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