Tennessee · Rock climbing · Lookout Mountain

Bountiful Barnacles

Mixed protection route combining bolts and placed gear at Sunset South.

5.5
grade
Mixed
style

Is Bountiful Barnacles open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists an alert for Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.

  • Use Caution When Hiking Bluff Trail on Lookout Mountain

    Park alert covering Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park · NPS · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

As of · Source: NPS · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Bountiful Barnacles

Best months: March–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

    46° / 29°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    49° / 31°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    58° / 39°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 47°

    11 wet

  5. May

    74° / 57°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 65°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 67°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 67°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 61°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 51°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 40°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    48° / 32°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lookout Mtn-Point Park, TN, 0.9 mi away at 2,110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 59 routes catalogued at Sunset South, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's range. This line takes both bolts and placed gear on the same ascent.

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Outdoor Adventure Rafting

Rock Climbing business nearby (~42 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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