North Carolina · Rock climbing · Tryon

West Cliff - Mini

West Cliff - Mini in North Carolina has 6 routes with bouldering pads, sport, and trad climbing.

6 routes
5.8- – 5.11-
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit West Cliff - Mini

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.

  1. Jan

    50° / 32°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    54° / 34°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 40°

    12 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 49°

    11 wet

  5. May

    77° / 57°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 65°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 69°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 67°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 62°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 51°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    60° / 41°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    52° / 35°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tryon, NC, 1.6 mi away at 1,320 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

West Cliff - Mini is a climbing area in the Town of Tryon Open Space in North Carolina, about 0.1 mile from West Cliff - Main and 0.2 mile from Melrose Mtn. Climbing Park. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with East Cliff about 0.3 mile away. The area has six routes, including four sport routes, one trad route and one boulder problem. The sport routes run from 5.8- to 5.11, with the hardest being Tainted Brownies at 5.11-. The trad route, Ant Dance, is 5.10a. The boulder problem is listed as V2+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tryon show October highs around 70°F with lows near 51°F, and April is similar at about 70°F by day and 49°F at night. That station sits roughly 830 feet lower than the cliff, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Nearby, the Waterfall Trail and Palmetto Trail - Blue Wall Passage are both about 1.6 miles away. Little Bradley Falls Trail is about 4.2 miles off, and the South Pacolet River, a paddling route, is about 7.7 miles away.

Routes (6)