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Looking Glass Rock climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp74°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity86.8%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

7.4mm rain forecast
Warm (74°F) and humid (86.8%) — granite friction will be poor, especially on slabs
Humidity 86.8% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp75°F
Rain0.3 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity81%
7.4mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 74° dry 3 — 86.8%
15:00 77° 0.02 in 6 — 77.9%
16:00 77° 0.10 in 6 — 77%
17:00 75° 0.03 in 7 — 83.6%
18:00 76° 0.01 in 5 — 84.3%
19:00 76° 0.00 in 7 — 81.7%
20:00 79° 0.01 in 5 — 74.3%
21:00 79° 0.06 in 5 — 72.9%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity88%
0.4mm rain forecastHumidity 88% — potential fog
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 5 — 97.1%
07:00 64° dry 5 — 97.9%
08:00 64° dry 5 — 98.3%
09:00 63° dry 5 — 98.6%
10:00 62° dry 6 — 99.2%
11:00 62° dry 5 — 99.5%
12:00 66° dry 5 — 97.4%
13:00 70° dry 4 — 94.5%
14:00 73° dry 4 — 86.9%
15:00 76° dry 5 — 73.4%
16:00 79° dry 5 — 62.3%
17:00 80° 0.00 in 5 — 55.2%
18:00 81° 0.01 in 5 — 51.3%
19:00 81° 0.00 in 5 — 50.1%
20:00 81° dry 5 — 50.6%
21:00 80° dry 6 — 51.6%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 6 — 85.1%
07:00 65° dry 7 — 86.3%
08:00 64° dry 6 — 87.6%
09:00 63° dry 6 — 88.9%
10:00 63° dry 5 — 89.7%
11:00 62° dry 4 — 90.4%
12:00 66° dry 4 — 88%
13:00 69° dry 4 — 81.1%
14:00 71° dry 5 — 73.8%
15:00 73° dry 6 — 64.9%
16:00 75° dry 6 — 58.2%
17:00 77° dry 6 — 51.2%
18:00 79° dry 6 — 45.3%
19:00 80° dry 6 — 42.7%
20:00 80° dry 7 — 41.9%
21:00 80° dry 8 — 43.1%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity77%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 5 — 80.9%
12:00 64° dry 1 — 76.5%
18:00 79° dry 2 — 39.1%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 1 — 64.1%
12:00 67° dry 1 — 65%
18:00 81° dry 5 — 38.5%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp68°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
1.1mm rain forecastHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 68° 0.01 in 2 — 76.2%
12:00 69° 0.01 in 2 — 84.6%
18:00 75° 0.02 in 5 — 79.8%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity98%
2.2mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 66° dry 4 — 95%
12:00 67° 0.03 in 3 — 98.2%
18:00 75° 0.05 in 4 — 88.3%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp66°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 4 — 98.9%
12:00 66° 0.01 in 3 — 97.5%
18:00 78° 0.02 in 4 — 74%
Access
Peregrine falcon closure Jan 15–Aug 15 annually — all routes to the right of Glass Menagerie and left of (and including) Twisted Laurel on the North Face are closed; no camping or foot traffic below the closed section.
Bird ban (01-15 to 08-15)
Peregrine falcon closure on the North Side — routes from right of Glass Menagerie to left of Twisted Laurel are closed; no camping or foot traffic below the cliff in that section. USFS Pisgah District enforces.

About Looking Glass Rock

Looking Glass Rock is the Southeast's crown-jewel granite dome — a 500-foot exfoliating dome in Pisgah National Forest with signature "eyebrow" flakes (partially detached horizontal ripples that give the rock its unique climbing character), 5 miles northwest of Brevard and 25 miles southwest of Asheville. Multi-pitch trad and mixed-protection climbing across four aspects: South Face and Sun Wall (moderate multipitch), Nose Area (home to the iconic 4-pitch The Nose, 5.8), North Side (Yosemite-style aid and hard free), and Hidden Wall. Granite drains fast but Southern humidity makes the dome greasy in summer — autumn and winter are prime, with the North Side and Hidden Wall shady enough for summer climbing. Approach parking varies by sector: Slickrock Falls Trail lot for South Side; Sunwall Trail lot (~2 mi further) for Nose Area and Sun Wall; pullout ~¼ mi past Sunwall for North Side and Hidden Wall. Free USFS access; camping plentiful in Pisgah NF; helmets essential.

Region
Pisgah
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
3219 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
low