North Carolina · Rock climbing · Kings Mountain

New Policy Wall

New Policy Wall in North Carolina has 6 routes with 5 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

6 routes

5.6 – 5.11a

Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit New Policy Wall

Best months: February–May and September–December. 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
53° / 32°
10 wet
Feb
58° / 36°
10 wet
Mar
65° / 42°
11 wet
Apr
74° / 50°
10 wet
May
81° / 58°
11 wet
Jun
88° / 67°
12 wet
Jul
91° / 70°
13 wet
Aug
89° / 69°
11 wet
Sep
83° / 63°
10 wet
Oct
74° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
64° / 41°
9 wet
Dec
56° / 36°
10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gastonia Muni Ap, NC, 7.1 mi away at 797 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

New Policy Wall is a climbing area in North Carolina, about a mile from the town of Mountain View. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Red Wall, Boulders and Resurgence Walls all within about a tenth of a mile. The Backside Trail starts just as close by, so it's easy to pair a climb with a walk. The area has six routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.11a. The styles are split evenly between mixed, sport and trad climbing. Among the named routes are Sneaker-Doodle and Traditional Policy, both mixed at 5.6, and New Policy, a sport route at 5.10d. This Ain't No Place For You Algebra is a trad route at 5.7, and Orange Prickadilly is the hardest at 5.11a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gastonia run to highs around 74°F in April and October, while July highs average about 91°F. That station sits roughly 500 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run a little cooler.