Tennessee · Rock climbing · Knoxville

The Road

Near the top of Ijams Crag's 34 catalogued routes by difficulty.

5.12c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit The Road

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 26°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    53° / 29°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 36°

    12 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 44°

    11 wet

  5. May

    79° / 54°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 62°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 66°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 65°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 59°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 46°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    61° / 35°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 30°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Knoxville Exp Stn, TN, 5.5 mi away at 830 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 34 routes catalogued at Ijams Crag, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.0 to 5.13a.

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