North Carolina · Rock climbing · Pinnacle

Little Amphitheater

Little Amphitheater in North Carolina has 13 climbing routes across 6 grades.

Little AmphitheaterPhoto: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
13 routes
5.6 – 5.10c
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Little Amphitheater

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° / 28°

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

  4. Apr

    69° / 45°

  5. May

    77° / 54°

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

  7. Jul

    87° / 67°

  8. Aug

    85° / 65°

  9. Sep

    79° / 59°

  10. Oct

    69° / 47°

  11. Nov

    59° / 37°

  12. Dec

    50° / 31°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rural Hall, NC, 12.4 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Little Amphitheater is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 3 miles from the town of Pinnacle. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Amphitheater, Three Bears and Copper Top all within about a tenth of a mile. That makes it easy to pair with those areas on a single visit. The climbing here is sport-oriented, with 12 sport routes and one mixed route among the 13 listed. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.10c, so there is something for climbers of different abilities. Some of the named routes include Dirty Rotten Scoundrel at 5.6, Buzzard Breath at 5.7 and Erocktica at 5.10c. For a change from the rock, Ledge Spring Trail and Pilot Knob Trail are both within half a mile. Paddlers can head to the Little Yadkin River, about 5 miles away.

Routes (13)

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