North Clear Creek
North Clear Creek in Tennessee has 61 climbing routes in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 61 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13b
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is North Clear Creek open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Obed Wild and Scenic River.
As of · Source: NPS · Obed Wild and Scenic River. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit North Clear Creek
Best months: March–April and August–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
46° / 26°
11 wet
Feb
50° / 28°
10 wet
Mar
59° / 34°
11 wet
Apr
69° / 42°
11 wet
May
76° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
83° / 59°
13 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
13 wet
Aug
85° / 62°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
70° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
59° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
50° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancing 6 Nw, TN, 3.9 mi away at 1,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
North Clear Creek is a climbing area in Tennessee's Obed Wild and Scenic River, a National Park Service unit. It sits among several other climbing areas, including Squeeze Ledge, The Inner Circle and Stephen King Library, all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a compact cluster of sport, trad and mixed routes, with the hardest climbing reaching 5.13+. The route count is 61, with sport and trad styles each making up about a third of the total. The median grade is 5.11a, and the easiest route is Beacon at 5.6. The Truman Show Project, a 5.13+ sport route, is one of the most challenging. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 76°F in May to about 80°F in September, with July peaking near 86°F. Hikers can reach Point Trail about half a mile away and Lilly Bridge Trail at roughly 0.7 mile. Rock Creek Campground (TN) is about 3 miles off, and paddlers can head to Rock Creek, about 6.6 miles away.
Routes (61)
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