Cellar Door Direct
One of the harder problems at Point Trail Boulder.
- V7
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Is Cellar Door Direct 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 Cellar Door Direct
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, 3.5 mi away at 1,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of the harder problems at Point Trail Boulder, where five climbs have been catalogued across the V4–V8 range.
Photo of the crag

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