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The Beach

The Beach in North Carolina has 8 climbing routes across 5 grades.

8 routes
5.6 – 5.11a/b
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit The Beach

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, 12.5 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 700 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 Beach is a climbing area in North Carolina, about 3 miles from the town of Cedar Hill. It sits among several other named climbing spots, including Pool Hall, Foreign Trade Zone and Copper Top, each roughly 0.1 mile away, which makes it easy to pair with a session at one of those areas. The climbing here runs from the low end of the scale to the upper reaches. The eight routes on record include four sport routes and three mixed routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.11. Sport climbers will find Scarface at 5.6 and Goofy Foot at 5.7, while the Hawaii 5-O trad route is at 5.11a/b. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Rural Hall weather station, about 12.5 miles away, show May highs near 77°F and October highs near 69°F, with July peaking around 87°F. That station sits about 735 feet lower than the Beach, so temperatures up here run cooler. For time off the rock, the Ledge Spring Trail is about 0.3 mile away and the Pilot Knob Trail about 0.6 mile. Paddlers can head roughly 5 miles to the Ararat River Paddle Trail.

Routes (8)

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