Tennessee · Rock climbing · Chattanooga

Sucka Boulders

Sucka Boulders is a bouldering area in Tennessee with 5 routes.

5 routes
V4 – V7
Bouldering

Best time to visit Sucka Boulders

Best months: March–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

    46° / 29°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    49° / 31°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    58° / 39°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    68° / 47°

    11 wet

  5. May

    74° / 57°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 65°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 67°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 67°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 61°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 51°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 40°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    48° / 32°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lookout Mtn-Point Park, TN, 13.2 mi away at 2,110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sucka Boulders is a bouldering area in Tennessee, about a mile from the community of Suck Creek. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Blind Mice Boulder, Main Cave and Sucka Left all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is a compact, close-together set of boulders rather than a single route, and the climbing here is all bouldering. The boulders hold five routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest is King Crab at V4, and the hardest is Gravy Lover at V7, with Into the Black and Keegan's Pinch in between at V6-7 and V6. Cave Horizontal is V5. The routes are all bouldering, so there is no rope climbing to plan for. For timing, fall is the most comfortable stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 67°F with lows near 51°F, and September and October bring the fewest wet days of the year. That station sits about 13 miles away and at a similar elevation, so temperatures at the boulders should run roughly comparable. The Shelton Loop Trail and Persimmon Loop Trail are both about 2.4 miles away, and the Sequatchie River Blueway offers paddling about 9 miles off.

Routes (5)