Corner Rock Bouldering
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Elevation: | 3,349 ft | 1,021 m |
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35.77289, -82.36285 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Access Issue: Post Hurricane Helene Accessibility of Crags
Details
The CCC has created the list linked below of accessible and inaccessible climbing areas with some caveats. If you decide to head out for a day of climbing, please do not attempt to go to those marked ‘inaccessible’. Please note that all areas in WNC will have extensive tree damage and if you head out, use extra caution for all the trees above, especially on a windy day. Rock fall potential is also highest after a big weather event. Please use extra caution while climbing and prepare to self rescue if injured. Injury response time will be greatly limited for any injury currently, especially for a remote injury. Cell service is limited in all areas. Parking at accessible crags in the WNC/ Upstate SC region will likely be challenging. If the parking lot is full, go to a different area and do not park illegally or in a road. Make a plan B before leaving your house. Expect road detours on the way to the crag. NCdrive.gov updates road closures. Once you get to the crag, expect many trees blocking access trails and of course, come volunteer with the CCC to help us bring our climbing areas back!
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Description
If you like your bouldering steep and proud, Corner Rock is arguably the best single boulder in NC. This picturesque boulder perched over Corner Rock Creek is host to over 25 established problems. The concentration of classic lines has made Corner Rock a popular local bouldering area and attracted a growing number of climbers from throughout the Southeast.
Climbing at Corner Rock is possible year-round. The steep climbing is rarely friction dependent and the elevation keeps Corner Rock several degrees cooler than Asheville. The winter gate closure turns a 200 yard hike into a 1.7 mile hike. As a result, the most popular seasons are September to November and April to early June.
You can visit Corner Rock any time of year, but the gate on Dillingham Rd near the entrance to Pisgah National Forest is closed from January 1st to mid-April. Call the Forest Service office to check when the gate will be open. Camping is not permitted at Corner Rock.
Corner Rock is part of the Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest.
Phone: (828) 689-9694
Climbing at Corner Rock is possible year-round. The steep climbing is rarely friction dependent and the elevation keeps Corner Rock several degrees cooler than Asheville. The winter gate closure turns a 200 yard hike into a 1.7 mile hike. As a result, the most popular seasons are September to November and April to early June.
You can visit Corner Rock any time of year, but the gate on Dillingham Rd near the entrance to Pisgah National Forest is closed from January 1st to mid-April. Call the Forest Service office to check when the gate will be open. Camping is not permitted at Corner Rock.
Corner Rock is part of the Appalachian Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest.
Phone: (828) 689-9694
Getting There
Corner Rock is located ~35 minutes north of Asheville in the Big Ivy area of Pisgah National Forest. From Asheville, take I-26 W to Barnardsville and head east on Barnardsville Hwy until you see Dillingham Rd on your right. Follow Dillingham Rd into Pisgah National Forest and past a gate for ~1.7+ miles to a sharp bend at Corner Rock Creek with two parking areas. Hike 200 yards up the trail to the boulder.
Classic Climbing Routes at Corner Rock
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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