North Carolina · Rock climbing · Lake Lure

Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock in North Carolina has 3 bouldering routes.

Eagle RockPhoto: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
V0 – V2
Bouldering

Best time to visit Eagle Rock

Best months: February–June and September–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

    50° / 28°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    55° / 30°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 36°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 44°

    9 wet

  5. May

    78° / 54°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 63°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 67°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 66°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 59°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 47°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    63° / 36°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 30°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Lure 2, NC, 4.6 mi away at 1,040 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Eagle Rock is a bouldering area in North Carolina, about 1.7 miles from the community of Fairfield Mountain. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with the North Eagle and Lower Tier climbing areas each about 0.6 miles away and the Weed Patch Mountain Trail about 0.7 miles off. The climbing here is all bouldering, with three routes listed: Weed Patch Lieback at V0, Flap Stack Crack at V1 and Weed Patch Crack at V2. The grades are typical for the area, and the routes are close enough together to make a short session of several problems. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Lure show October highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar at about 72°F by day and 44°F at night. That station sits roughly 780 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. The Rumbling Bald Ridgeline hike is about 0.7 miles away, and the Broad River offers canoeing about 1.6 miles off. Lake Lure, about 3.3 miles away, is a lake fishing destination.

Routes (3)

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