Tennessee · Rock climbing · Knoxville

Cherokee Bluff (CLOSED TO CLIMBING)

Cherokee Bluff in Tennessee has 2 climbing routes with mixed and sport styles.

2 routes
5.7 – 5.9
Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit Cherokee Bluff (CLOSED TO CLIMBING)

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

    48° / 26°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    53° / 29°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 36°

    12 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 44°

    11 wet

  5. May

    79° / 54°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 62°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 66°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 65°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 59°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 46°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 35°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 30°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Knoxville Exp Stn, TN, 1.8 mi away at 830 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cherokee Bluff is a climbing area in Tennessee's Fort Loudoun Wildlife Management Area, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. The site is closed to climbing, so it is not a place to plan a route. It sits within the wildlife management area, and the nearest town is Knoxville, about 2 miles away. The area has two climbing routes, Die Capitalist Dog (mixed, 5.7) and All Chalked Up and Nowhere To Go (sport, 5.9). Both are rated in the 5.7 to 5.9 range on the YDS scale. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Knoxville show October highs around 72°F with lows near 46°F, and April highs around 71°F. Summer highs typically reach the upper 80s. Several hikes lie within a couple of miles, including Knob Creek, Dog Park Loop and Lower Lake. Ijams Crag, another climbing area, is about 5 miles away.

Routes (2)

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