Gorgeous Rocks
- 16 routes
- 5.5 – 5.13c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Gorgeous Rocks is a climbing area on State Game Land 141 in Pennsylvania, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits among a cluster of trails, with the Glen Onoko Trail and Packer's Point Trail both about 0.2 miles away, and Lehigh Gorge State Park about half a mile off. The area offers a range of climbing styles, with 16 routes in total. Seven are trad, five are sport, and two are mixed. Grades run from 5.5 up to 5.13c, with The Partys Over at the top end. The Gorgeous Crack is a trad route at 5.10a, and Welcome Crack is a trad route at 5.6. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lehighton show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 73°F, with July the warmest month at about 82°F. That station sits about 350 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run a little cooler.
Glen Onoko TrailHikingPhoto: Thekohser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.2 mi- Packer's Point TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- Overlook TrailMountain biking0.4 mi
- Jeans' Run TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Lehigh Gorge State ParkRock climbing0.5 mi
- Switchback TrailHiking1.6 mi
- The Blue TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Orchard TrailHiking2.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
h. High WallRock climbing · ~58 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount MinsiRock climbing · ~58 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
f. Land of the GiantsRock climbing · ~58 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Northeast Ridges and ValleysRock climbing · ~35 min drive
- Squirrel Rock BoulderingRock climbing · ~44 min drive
- Squirrel RockRock climbing · ~44 min drive
- Main WallRock climbing · ~44 min drive
- Mocanaqua (aka Shickshinny)Rock climbing · ~44 min drive
- The LibraryRock climbing · ~46 min drive
- Main Block, Back SideRock climbing · ~46 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Glen Onoko TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Thekohser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Packer's Point TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Jim Thorpe CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
Broad MountainSummit · ~6 min drivePhoto: Annotations, general knowledge, by FrankB, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Gorgeous Rocks
Best months: April and June–October. 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
36° / 19°
10 wet · 4 snow
Feb
38° / 21°
9 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 28°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
61° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
14 wet
Jun
78° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 41°
11 wet
Nov
50° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
40° / 24°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lehighton 1ssw, PA, 5.6 mi away at 455 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
