North Carolina · Bouldering · Westfield

Hidden Fear

Entry-level climb at White Monster Boulder's lower grade range.

V4-
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Hidden Fear

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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 29°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    52° / 30°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 44°

    9 wet

  5. May

    76° / 55°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 68°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 66°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 59°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 47°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 36°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 31°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury, NC, 5.9 mi away at 1,019 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

White Monster Boulder has 7 climbs catalogued across a V4- to V10 range, with this route among the entry points at the lower end of that span.

Photo of the crag

White Monster Boulder — the crag this route is on
White Monster Boulder, North Carolina — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: pmuellr, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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