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Rock climbing in the Southeastern USA |
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2008
North Carolina Climbing Site Closures for Peregrine Falcons |
Site Name |
Area Closed |
Landowner |
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Whitesides Mountain |
OPEN 7/2/08 |
USFS, Highlands Ranger District (828) 526-3765 |
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NC Wall (Linville Gorge) |
All climbing routes between and including Tightrope and Bumblebee Buttress are closed |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
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Shortoff Mountain (Linville Gorge) |
OPEN 7/2/08 |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
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Big Lost Cove Cliffs |
All climbing routes are closed. |
USFS, Grandfather Ranger District (828) 652-2144 |
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Looking Glass Rock (North Face) |
OPEN 7/2/08 |
USFS, Pisgah Ranger District (828) 877-3350 |
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Whiterock Cliff and Eagle Cliff |
All climbing routes are closed |
USFS, Appalachian Ranger District (828) 682-6146 |
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Hanging Rock State Park - Moore's Wall |
OPEN 7/12/08 |
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* As seen from the base of Looking Glass Rock
Climbing route names are taken from: Kelly, Thomas. 1995. The Climber’s Guide to North Carolina 3rd Edition. Earthbound Sports Inc., Chapel Hill, NC 332pp. and from Lambert and Shull. 2002. Selected Climbs in North Carolina. 1st Edition. The Mountaineers Books. Seattle, WA. 326pp.
All sites are closed from January 15 - August 15, 2006; except that in the event that falcons are not using the site or nesting terminates at an earlier date than August 15th, the site may be opened to public use, as determined by the appropriate landowners. The specified closed (or open) routes will change if the falcons nest on a part of the cliff outside the existing closed area, or if they do not nest in an existing closed area, as determined by monitoring throughout the breeding season.
Eagle Cliff, Appalachian Ranger District, is closed for protection of rare plants.
Devil’s Courthouse, National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway, is closed for protection of rare plants.
Moore’s Wall at Hanging Rock State Park is open until peregrine residency can be established.
This summary of climbing-site closures represents the best available knowledge regarding closure orders issued by the U.S. Forest Service in cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission – Non-Game Division..
Chris Kelly
Mountain Wildlife Diversity Biologist
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
wk cell: 828-230-1320