North Carolina · Rock climbing · King

'Tang area

Tang area in North Carolina has 8 climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

8 routes
5.8 – 5.12+
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit 'Tang area

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° / 29°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    52° / 30°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 36°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 44°

    9 wet

  5. May

    76° / 55°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    84° / 63°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 68°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 66°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 59°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 47°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 36°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 31°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Danbury, NC, 7.3 mi away at 1,019 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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 'Tang area' is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 1.8 miles from the town of Capella. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Upper Wall, DC Cave and The Fin Area all about 0.1 mile away. Breakfast Wall is also close by, and the Cooks Wall Trail starts about 0.2 mile off. The area has eight routes, with five of them trad, two sport and one mixed. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.12+, with the median at 5.10. Among the named routes are Chicken Fingers at 5.8, How To Train Your Dragon at 5.8, and Little Debbie at 5.12+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Danbury show October highs around 70°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar at about 70°F by day and 44°F at night. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler.

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