North Carolina · Rock climbing · Westfield

Fire Wall

Fire Wall is a climbing crag in North Carolina with 10 routes.

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10 routes

5.6 – 5.12d

Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Fire Wall

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, 6.7 mi away at 1,019 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Fire Wall is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 1.6 miles from the town of Moores Springs. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with the Dog and Pony Show Area, Meat Puppet Crag, Last Wall and North End all about a tenth of a mile away, so the area works well as a single outing with several options to string together. The climbing here is all trad, with one mixed route, and the grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12d. Staircase is the easiest route at 5.6, while Pyromaniac is the hardest at 5.12d. Edge of Fire, Wild Kingdom and Wildlife are all in the 5.11 to 5.12 range. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to climb. Typical averages from the Danbury, NC weather station, about 6.7 miles away, show highs around 70°F in April and October, with July the warmest month at about 87°F. That station sits roughly 720 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. Torys Den Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and Moores Wall Loop Trail and Cooks Wall Trail are each about 1.1 miles off. For a change of pace, the Little Yadkin River is about 8 miles away and offers canoeing.