North Eagle
North Eagle in North Carolina has 9 climbing routes with mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 9 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11-
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit North Eagle
Best months: May and September–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.
Jan
41° / 25°
13 wet · 6 snow
Feb
44° / 27°
12 wet · 5 snow
Mar
52° / 33°
13 wet · 5 snow
Apr
62° / 42°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
69° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 57°
14 wet
Jul
76° / 61°
14 wet
Aug
75° / 59°
13 wet
Sep
70° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 44°
9 wet
Nov
52° / 34°
10 wet · 2 snow
Dec
44° / 28°
12 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Swannanoa 2 Sse, NC, 10.8 mi away at 4,320 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
North Eagle is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 1.2 miles from the town of Shumont. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with the Lower Tier climbing area and the Weed Patch Mountain Trail and Rumbling Bald Ridgeline hikes all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has nine routes, seven of which are trad, one is sport and one is mixed. The grades run from 5.5 to 5.11-, with the median at 5.9. Among the named routes are "It Must've Been Them Pills I Took" at 5.5 and "Quarantined" at 5.11-. Summer is the warmest stretch, with typical July highs around 76°F and lows near 61°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler. Winter brings typical highs in the low 40s and a few snowy days a month from December through February. Eagle Rock, another climbing area, is about 0.6 miles away, and the Broad River offers canoeing about 1.6 miles off.
Routes (9)
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