Departure 29
Departure 29 in Tennessee has 5 trad climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.8+ – 5.12-
- Trad
Best time to visit Departure 29
Best months: March–June 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.
Jan
48° / 28°
8 wet
Feb
51° / 31°
8 wet
Mar
60° / 38°
9 wet
Apr
71° / 47°
9 wet
May
78° / 55°
8 wet
Jun
85° / 62°
8 wet
Jul
88° / 65°
9 wet
Aug
87° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
70° / 47°
6 wet
Nov
59° / 38°
7 wet
Dec
50° / 32°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mtn, TN, 3.3 mi away at 1,700 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Departure 29 is a climbing area on the Cumberland Trail in Tennessee, about 0.4 miles from the nearby climbing areas of Creekside, Big Soddy Gorge and Deep Creek. The area is known for its trad routes, with five climbing lines spread across a range of grades from 5.8+ to 5.12-. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically October and May, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F to 78°F and lows in the upper 40s. That station sits about 540 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler. The routes include Gift From Nature at 5.8+, Born Slippy at 5.10 and Departure 29 at 5.11+. The hardest is Jector the Golden Loaf at 5.12-.
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