Body Hammer
Upper-range climb among 50 routes at Lilly Bluff.
- 5.12a
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Is Body Hammer open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Obed Wild and Scenic River.
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Best time to visit Body Hammer
Best months: March–April 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.
Jan
46° / 26°
11 wet
Feb
50° / 28°
10 wet
Mar
59° / 34°
11 wet
Apr
69° / 42°
11 wet
May
76° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
83° / 59°
13 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
13 wet
Aug
85° / 62°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
70° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
59° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
50° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancing 6 Nw, TN, 3.3 mi away at 1,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 50 routes catalogued at Lilly Bluff, this climb sits in the upper range of the crag's 5.9– to 5.13– span.
Photo of the crag
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