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Parking Lot

Parking Lot in North Carolina has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades.

6 routes
5.7 – 5.11
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Parking Lot

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, 12.2 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

The Parking Lot is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 2.8 miles from the town of Pinnacle. It sits among several named climbing areas, with Ground Up aka Big Gully, Big Arete and Fear of Flying all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a cluster of sport and mixed routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rural Hall run from highs around 77°F in May to about 79°F in September, while July highs average 87°F. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the parking lot, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. The routes here include Everyone Is Watching (5.7), Vegomatic (5.7+), and Fat Boy 5.11. Chicken Bone is a mixed route at 5.8. For a walk, Pilot Knob Trail is about 0.3 mile away and Ledge Spring Trail about 0.5 mile.

Routes (6)

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