Hanging Garden
Hanging Garden in North Carolina has 26 climbing routes across 22 grades.
- 26 routes
- 5.6 – 5.14b
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit Hanging Garden
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, 6.4 mi away at 1,019 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.
Hanging Garden is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 1.7 miles from the town of Moores Springs. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Circus Wall, Center Buttress and Sentinel Buttress Boulderfield all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a compact hub of rock, with several climbing areas and boulders within a short distance of one another. The climbing here ranges from trad to sport, with 26 routes in total. The YDS grades run from 5.6 up to 5.14b, and the median is 5.12a. Among the named routes are Good, Bad, but not too Ugly. at 5.6, Enter The Void at 5.10d, and Hercules at 5.14b. The sport route Zeus is 5.13b. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Danbury, NC, show October highs around 70°F with lows near 47°F, while July highs reach about 87°F. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at Hanging Garden run cooler. For a change from the rock, Moores Wall Loop Trail and Torys Den Trail are both about 0.8 mile away. The Little Yadkin River, about 8 miles off, offers paddling.
Routes (26)
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