Lower Leda
Lower Leda in Tennessee has 21 climbing routes across 12 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 21 routes
- 5.5 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Lower Leda
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, 3.1 mi away at 1,700 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
Lower Leda is a climbing area in Tennessee, about 1.4 miles from the town of Mile Straight. It sits close to the Leda climbing area, which is just 0.3 miles away, and makes an easy addition to a day spent exploring the surrounding boulders and trails. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Soddy Daisy run to highs around 71°F in April and 70°F in October, while July highs average about 88°F. That station sits roughly 775 feet lower than this spot, so temperatures at Lower Leda run cooler. The Blue Hole hike is about half a mile away, and the Bouldering Trail and Stone Fort Bouldering are each about a mile off. North Chick Gorge, Soddy TN, is about 1.2 miles away.
Routes (21)
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