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CHATTANOOGA · CUMBERLAND SANDSTONE

Denny Cove climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp73°F
Wind5 mph
Gusts8 mph
Humidity88.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Good
Temp77°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts8 mph
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 73° dry 5 — 88.9%
15:00 78° dry 5 — 77.6%
16:00 81° dry 4 — 66%
17:00 84° dry 5 — 56.2%
18:00 86° dry 6 — 48.9%
19:00 87° dry 7 — 42.7%
20:00 88° dry 8 — 39.9%
21:00 87° dry 9 — 42.5%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp73°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 68° dry 4 — 89.7%
07:00 68° dry 4 — 91%
08:00 67° dry 5 — 91.1%
09:00 67° dry 4 — 91.2%
10:00 66° dry 4 — 91.9%
11:00 66° dry 4 — 92.1%
12:00 69° dry 5 — 88.7%
13:00 75° dry 4 — 75.4%
14:00 78° dry 6 — 64.5%
15:00 81° dry 6 — 55.5%
16:00 83° dry 5 — 47.7%
17:00 86° dry 6 — 41.2%
18:00 88° dry 6 — 36.2%
19:00 89° dry 7 — 32.6%
20:00 90° dry 8 — 29.5%
21:00 90° dry 10 — 29.1%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity69%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 71° dry 9 — 75%
07:00 70° dry 8 — 78%
08:00 69° dry 8 — 81.2%
09:00 68° dry 8 — 84.9%
10:00 67° dry 7 — 87.2%
11:00 66° dry 6 — 90.1%
12:00 67° dry 6 — 87%
13:00 71° dry 6 — 74.5%
14:00 75° dry 6 — 59.8%
15:00 79° dry 5 — 46.8%
16:00 82° dry 5 — 38.8%
17:00 84° dry 6 — 32.4%
18:00 85° dry 7 — 28.9%
19:00 86° dry 7 — 31%
20:00 86° dry 7 — 31.3%
21:00 86° dry 8 — 30.1%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity73%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 66° dry 4 — 71.1%
12:00 64° dry 3 — 73%
18:00 86° dry 6 — 24.5%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity67%
No recent rain
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 68° dry 4 — 56%
12:00 68° dry 2 — 67.1%
18:00 89° dry 5 — 29.7%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
0.6mm 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 74° dry 1 — 69.6%
12:00 71° 0.00 in 2 — 84.8%
18:00 81° 0.02 in 6 — 63.2%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity99%
1.6mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dryHumidity 99% — greasy holds likely
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 69° dry 4 — 99.6%
12:00 70° 0.01 in 4 — 99.4%
18:00 78° 0.02 in 4 — 80.3%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity99%
0.5mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dryHumidity 99% — greasy holds likely
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 69° dry 1 — 99.2%
12:00 70° 0.01 in 2 — 98.6%
18:00 83° 0.01 in 4 — 66.2%
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About Denny Cove

Denny Cove is South Cumberland's modern sport-climbing crown — 150+ routes on three miles of Cumberland Plateau sandstone cliffline, originally a 685-acre private timber tract purchased by the Southeastern Climbers Coalition in 2016 and transferred to South Cumberland State Park (final payment 2020). 1.5 miles south of Foster Falls on Hwy 41/150 (fire department building marks the turn). Two main sectors: Denny West (moderate, shorter approach) and Denny East (harder, includes the wildly steep Buffet Wall and Shaman Cave). Massive roofs on Buffet and Shaman shelter from direct rain and can stay climbable through wet weather; Cumberland sandstone wet-rock ethic still applies. — same system as Foster Falls. Gate closes 30 min after Central sunset. NO camping on site — use Foster Falls campground.

Region
Chattanooga
Rock type
Cumberland sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
1775 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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