Tennessee · Rock climbing · Chattanooga

High Point

High Point is a 5-route bouldering area in Tennessee with 3 difficulty grades.

5 routes
V1 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit High Point

Best months: February–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

    51° / 29°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    56° / 32°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    64° / 37°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 45°

    9 wet

  5. May

    80° / 54°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 63°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 66°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 59°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    75° / 47°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 35°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 31°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chickamauga Pk Larc, GA, 7.4 mi away at 782 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

High Point is a bouldering area on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee, within the Lookout Mountain Conservancy POTH, a land unit managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits among several other climbing areas, including Luna, Buena Vista and The Boulders on Old Wauhatchie Pike, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes ranging from V1 to V4. The easiest are She's Twenty One! and Skeeter Them Feet, both V1, and the hardest is What a view! at V4. The area is close to the Guild Trail and the Whiteside Trail, both within half a mile. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 75°F with lows near 47°F, and April highs around 73°F. Summer highs typically reach the upper 80s.