North Carolina · Rock climbing · Canton

Victory Wall

Victory Wall in North Carolina offers 12 trad climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.

12 routes

5.7 – 5.11a

Trad

Is Victory Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in National Forests in North Carolina. It doesn't name Victory Wall, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

Rainbow Springs Road closed for reconstruction
Agency closure covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
Closures in anticipation of Hurricane Isaias
Agency closure covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
Siddie Fields Day Use Area closed for improvements
Agency alert covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina
Pisgah National Forest Driving Safety Alert
Agency alert covering National Forests in North Carolina · USFS · National Forests in North Carolina

As of Oct 25, 9:15 pm EDT · Source: USFS · National Forests in North Carolina. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Victory Wall

Best months: March–May 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
46° / 27°
11 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
10 wet
Mar
57° / 35°
11 wet
Apr
67° / 42°
11 wet
May
73° / 51°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 60°
14 wet
Jul
79° / 63°
16 wet
Aug
77° / 62°
14 wet
Sep
73° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
65° / 45°
9 wet
Nov
56° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
49° / 31°
11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Toxaway 2 Sw, NC, 17.1 mi away at 3,200 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

Victory Wall is a climbing area in the Pisgah Ranger District of the National Forests in North Carolina, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among the high country of western North Carolina, and the Sam Knob Summit hike lies less than a mile away, making it an easy pairing for a day of climbing and walking. The area has 12 traditional routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11-. The easiest is The Fabulous Thunderbird, a 5.7 first climbed by Eddie Begoon and Barry Love in 1986, and the hardest is Aces High at 5.11-. Rampage, a 5.8, and Battle of the Bulge, a 5.11a, are also among the standouts. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Lake Toxaway show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 79°F. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Sam Knob Summit and Sam Knob are both within about a mile. Looking Glass Boulders and the Davidson River are each about 6 miles away.