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Section 2

Section 2 in North Carolina has 11 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

11 routes
5.5 – 5.10a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Section 2

Best months: March–June and September–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

    49° / 29°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    53° / 32°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    60° / 39°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 46°

    8 wet

  5. May

    77° / 54°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 66°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 66°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 59°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 48°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 38°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 32°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylorsville, NC, 4 mi away at 1,320 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Section 2 is a climbing area in the Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area in Alexander County, North Carolina. It sits among a cluster of climbing sections and hiking trails, with Section 1 and Section 4 just 0.1 mile away and the Buzzard Trail and Prison Camp Trail also within a tenth of a mile. The area has 11 routes, 10 of which are sport climbs and one is a trad route. The grades run from 5.5 to 5.10, with the median around 5.9. Among the named routes are Original Route at 5.5, Sunny Day at 5.8 and The Old Man's Brow at 5.10a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Taylorsville weather station show October highs around 70°F with lows near 48°F, and April is similar at about 70°F by day and 46°F at night. Summer is hotter, with July highs averaging 87°F. Lower Tier and Upper Tier are climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, and the Lower Little River, a canoeing spot, is roughly 6.4 miles off.

Routes (11)

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