Sam's Knob ice / NC 215 corridor (Sam's Knob Gully WI3, Sam's Branch Gully WI2, Ander's Falls, Cousins, Hunter Slabs, Knights of Neet)

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Access is yours to check

This site says nothing about whether you may reach or climb these routes. That is decided by whoever manages the land — a park, a forest, a city, a tribe, a private owner — and by permits, seasonal and wildlife closures and local law, all of which change. A route listed here is not a route you are allowed to climb, and a route with no restriction noted here may still be closed. Check with the land manager before you go.

Recorded access notes — from our research, possibly out of date

Pisgah/Nantahala National Forest (USFS). Climbing is a long-standing permitted use on the NFs in North Carolina (Access Fund/CCC assessment, https://WWW.ACCESSFUND.ORG/s/02_11072013_AF-CCC-Pisgah-Nantahala-NF-climbing-assessment-11072013docx.pdf); the only climbing rules found are the annual Jan 15 - Aug 15 peregrine closures of named cliffs (https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/northcarolina/newsroom/releases/seasonal-restriction-near-peregrine-falcon-nesting-areas). No ice-specific rule found. Forum (2022-11-16) notes the roadside ice at the top of NC 215 may be on Blue Ridge Parkway land; BRP bans climbing within 50 ft of an open road (https://www.nps.gov/blri/learn/management/compendium-cfr-1-5.htm).

Position

35.33874, -82.89131

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elevation: 1531.4 m
aspect: 293.6°
position: map_digitized
terrain check: passed

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Cautions from the weather record

The model flagged no specific stressors in the recent weather record. That is the absence of a warning, not an assessment of the ice.

Reports from people who were there

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