North Carolina · Rock climbing · Lake Lure

Short Crack Boulder

Short Crack Boulder has 7 routes across 6 grades, bouldering pads.

7 routes

V1+ – V6

Bouldering

Best time to visit Short Crack Boulder

Best months: February–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.

Jan
50° / 28°
9 wet
Feb
55° / 30°
8 wet
Mar
62° / 36°
9 wet
Apr
72° / 44°
9 wet
May
78° / 54°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 63°
11 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 66°
10 wet
Sep
81° / 59°
8 wet
Oct
72° / 47°
7 wet
Nov
63° / 36°
7 wet
Dec
53° / 30°
8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Lure 2, NC, 2.7 mi away at 1,040 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Short Crack Boulder is a bouldering area in North Carolina, about 1.3 miles from the town of Quail Ridge. It sits among several other climbing spots, including Devil Boulder and The Cluster, all within about a tenth of a mile, and makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the surrounding boulders and trails. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes ranging from V1+ to V6. Short Crack, the namesake route, is the easiest at V1+, and The Scoop (also known as Phone Booth) is the hardest at V5. Group Effort and Mantle are both V2. Fall is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Lure show October highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, while July highs climb to about 88°F. That station sits roughly 570 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures at the site run cooler. The Rumbling Bald Loop hike starts about 0.4 miles away, and the Party Rock Trail is about 0.9 miles off. Lake Lure is roughly 1.6 miles away for fishing, and the Broad River, about 3.5 miles away, offers canoeing.