King's Bluff
King's Bluff in Tennessee has 8 climbing routes with 4 difficulty grades.
- 8 routes
- 5.10b – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit King's Bluff
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
47° / 27°
10 wet
Feb
51° / 30°
10 wet
Mar
60° / 36°
9 wet
Apr
70° / 45°
10 wet
May
78° / 54°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 63°
8 wet
Jul
89° / 68°
8 wet
Aug
89° / 67°
7 wet
Sep
83° / 59°
7 wet
Oct
72° / 47°
7 wet
Nov
60° / 36°
8 wet
Dec
49° / 30°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Clarksville No.2, TN, 0.7 mi away at 496 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
King's Bluff is a climbing area in Tennessee, about half a mile from the town of Knollwood. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with The Corner, Lonesome Wall and King's Bluff West all within about a tenth of a mile. That makes it easy to pair with other climbs in the same stretch. The area has eight routes, six of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.10b to 5.11d. The hardest is Magnetic Feet at 5.11d, and the easiest is Shoot the Rapids, a trad route at 5.10b. The median grade is 5.11a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Clarksville show October highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar at about 70°F by day and 45°F at night. Summer highs typically reach the upper 80s. For a change from climbing, the Upland Trail and Bluebird Trail are both within about 3 miles.
Routes (8)
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Navigator Wall(1)
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