Empty Pockets
Mid-range problem at Trash Garden Area's Empty Pockets Boulder sector.
- V3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Empty Pockets
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.
Jan
45° / 25°
9 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
9 wet
Mar
59° / 35°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 44°
9 wet
May
76° / 53°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 61°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
85° / 63°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
70° / 45°
7 wet
Nov
58° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
48° / 29°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rogersville 1 Ne, TN, 4.4 mi away at 1,355 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of five boulder problems catalogued at Trash Garden Area, this climb sits in the middle of the Empty Pockets Boulder's grade range.
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