North Carolina · Rock climbing · Morganton

Help Mr. Wizard

Upper-middle difficulty among 60 routes at Shortoff Mountain.

5.11-
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Help Mr. Wizard open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in National Forests in North Carolina. It doesn't name Help Mr. Wizard, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · National Forests in North Carolina. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Help Mr. Wizard

Best months: March–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

    45° / 24°

  2. Feb

    47° / 26°

  3. Mar

    55° / 32°

  4. Apr

    64° / 39°

  5. May

    71° / 48°

  6. Jun

    78° / 57°

  7. Jul

    81° / 60°

  8. Aug

    80° / 59°

  9. Sep

    74° / 53°

  10. Oct

    65° / 42°

  11. Nov

    56° / 31°

  12. Dec

    48° / 27°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spruce Pine 2 Ne, NC, 8.9 mi away at 2,850 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 60 routes catalogued at Shortoff Mountain, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's difficulty span from Easy 5th to 5.12b/c.

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