Rawlhide Wall
Rawlhide Wall in North Carolina has 7 mixed climbing routes.
- 7 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Rawlhide 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.
Rawlhide Wall is a climbing area in North Carolina, about a mile from the town of Mountain View. It sits among a cluster of named climbing walls and boulders, with Resurgence Walls and Trundlasaurus Wall just 0.1 mile away, and the Backside Trail hiking route 0.2 mile off. The wall holds seven routes, ranging from 5.5 to 5.11. The sport routes include Rocky and Bullwinkle at 5.10 and Disgustipated at 5.11. Among the trad options, Cro-Magnon Crack is 5.5. Arborsit is a mixed route at 5.11. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gastonia put October highs around 74°F with lows near 51°F, and April is similar at 74°F and 50°F. That station sits roughly 500 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures up high run cooler. Rocktop Trail and Tower Trail are both about half a mile away. Paddlers can reach Long Creek, about 5 miles off, or South Fork Crowders Creek across the state line in South Carolina.
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