Tennessee · Rock climbing · South Pittsburg

Scha-Wing!

Entry-level climb at Orange Wall, which spans 5.8 to 5.12b across 10 routes.

5.8
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Scha-Wing!

Best months: April–June 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.

  1. Jan

    44° / 26°

    13 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 30°

    12 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    57° / 37°

    13 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 45°

    12 wet

  5. May

    74° / 54°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 61°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 65°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 64°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 58°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 47°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 37°

    10 wet

  12. Dec

    48° / 30°

    13 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monteagle, TN, 9.9 mi away at 1,850 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Orange Wall has 10 climbs catalogued across a range from 5.8 to 5.12b, making this one of the entry points at the crag.

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