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CATHEDRAL DOMAIN · CUMBERLAND SANDSTONE

Cathedral Domain (Rock Domain) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp84°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity58.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast
Cumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp82°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity58%
0.3mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
  • Hot — Southern humidity and heat make holds greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
18:00 84° dry 3 — 58.1%
19:00 84° dry 3 — 56.6%
20:00 83° 0.01 in 4 — 57.4%
21:00 81° dry 5 — 61.4%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp72°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
0.9mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 68° dry 2 — 90%
07:00 67° dry 2 — 91.3%
08:00 67° dry 1 — 92.5%
09:00 66° dry 1 — 93.7%
10:00 66° dry 1 — 94.1%
11:00 65° dry 2 — 95.2%
12:00 68° dry 4 — 92.9%
13:00 73° dry 3 — 83.3%
14:00 76° dry 4 — 74.5%
15:00 79° dry 6 — 63.9%
16:00 81° dry 7 — 59.3%
17:00 82° dry 7 — 54.8%
18:00 83° dry 8 — 51.2%
19:00 84° 0.02 in 9 — 49.2%
20:00 81° 0.00 in 11 — 56.7%
21:00 80° 0.00 in 9 — 60.1%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Caution
Temp68°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dryCumberland sandstone — recent rain, give it more drying
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 66° dry 6 — 90.7%
07:00 65° dry 7 — 93.6%
08:00 65° dry 7 — 95.1%
09:00 64° dry 6 — 96.1%
10:00 62° dry 6 — 95.1%
11:00 62° dry 4 — 93.7%
12:00 64° dry 3 — 90.3%
13:00 68° dry 2 — 81.6%
14:00 71° dry 3 — 71.1%
15:00 73° 0.00 in 5 — 63.6%
16:00 75° dry 6 — 59.7%
17:00 77° dry 6 — 54.6%
18:00 78° dry 7 — 50.3%
19:00 80° dry 7 — 46.3%
20:00 80° dry 8 — 43.7%
21:00 80° dry 8 — 42.5%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp63°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Humid but Cumberland sandstone tolerates it better than soft sandstone — expect greasy slopers
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 4 — 78.9%
12:00 62° dry 4 — 86.7%
18:00 78° dry 4 — 43.5%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 6 — 71%
12:00 60° dry 6 — 80%
18:00 81° dry 2 — 37.8%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 66° dry 6 — 69%
12:00 64° dry 5 — 78.2%
18:00 87° dry 2 — 33.1%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity81%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 68° dry 5 — 70.7%
12:00 67° dry 4 — 80.6%
18:00 89° dry 3 — 33.8%
Fri Friday 28 August
Caution
Temp70°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity93%
Should be dryHumidity 93% — potential fog
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Humid but Cumberland sandstone tolerates it better than soft sandstone — expect greasy slopers
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 71° dry 5 — 93.8%
12:00 70° dry 4 — 92.9%
18:00 90° 0.01 in 6 — 45.4%
Access
Privately owned: waiver mandatory (cathedraldomain.org), parking and camping fees apply, donations requested for trail maintenance.

About Cathedral Domain (Rock Domain)

Cathedral Domain (the Rock Domain) is a modern private climbing preserve in Lee County KY, opened in 2018 by the Cathedral Domain — a church retreat centre on Highway 1746 near Irvine, ~8 km west of the Motherlode cluster. 198 mostly-sport routes across 31+ named sections on the same Corbin-family Cumberland sandstone as the RRG. On-site bathrooms with showers and a campground. Cumberland sandstone wet-rock ethic applies.

Region
Cathedral Domain
Rock type
Cumberland sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
925 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium