Hanging Chain
Hanging Chain in North Carolina has 25 climbing routes across 18 grades.
- 25 routes
- 5.7 – 5.13b
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit Hanging Chain
Best months: March–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
49° / 26°
Feb
52° / 28°
Mar
58° / 34°
Apr
68° / 42°
May
75° / 50°
Jun
81° / 58°
Jul
84° / 62°
Aug
83° / 61°
Sep
78° / 55°
Oct
69° / 44°
Nov
59° / 33°
Dec
51° / 29°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Black Mtn 2 W, NC, 12.9 mi away at 2,290 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hanging Chain is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 1.5 miles from the community of Quail Ridge. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Tail of the Cat Area just 0.3 miles away and Bart Simpson Boulder and the Flakeview Area each about 0.4 miles off. The Rumbling Bald Loop hike lies roughly 0.8 miles away. The area has 25 routes, with 18 of them trad, 4 sport and 3 mixed. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.13b, with the hardest route, Fairhope, a sport climb at 5.13b. The route named Hanging Chain is a trad climb at 5.12b. Other trad routes include Walk This Way at 5.11b and Little People at 5.10+. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 78°F, with lows near 50°F in May and 55°F in September. Winter is cold, with January highs near 49°F and lows around 26°F.
Routes (25)
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