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Rock climbing in West Virginia

The 103 climbing areas Cordada has in West Virginia, with 3,945 routes. For each one: its grades (YDS and V-scale), which way the walls face and the best season.

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Areas

103

Routes

3,945

With a page

103

Half the routes

5.9–5.11d

// The map

Where they are

Boundaries © Natural Earth

// The grades

Grades in West Virginia

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.15a. Half are between 5.9 and 5.11d.

211

160

197

309

564

489

425

117

12

1

Boulders by grade

From VB to V13. Half are between V1 and V5.

159

145

189

199

154

112

85

53

36

21

18

4

2

1

// The crags

Areas by size

GRADES · ROCK · ROUTES

01Endless Wall5.1–5.14b · Sandstone · Sport · Trad266 routes 02Tilted TreeV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering171 boulders 03Bubba City5.4–5.13a · Sandstone · Sport156 routes 04Summersville (Gauley River) Area5.6–5.13a · Sandstone · Sport · Trad140 routes 05Summersville Lake (main)5.0–5.15a · Sandstone · Sport132 routes 06South Side Crags (CLOSED)5.7–5.13d · Sandstone · Sport126 routes 07Upper Meadow5.7–5.13b · Sandstone · Sport118 routes 08Bozoo5.6–5.13c · Sandstone · Trad118 routes 09Lower Meadow5.4–5.14a · Sandstone · Trad · Sport114 routes 10South Peak - West Face5.2–5.12b · Sandstone · Trad106 routes 11Kaymoor5.6–5.13c · Sandstone · Sport · Trad103 routes 12Coopers Rock State ForestV0–V11 · routes 5.4–5.12a · Sandstone · Bouldering103 routes and boulders 13Fern Buttress5.4–5.13b · Sandstone · Trad · Sport98 routes 14RoadsideV0–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering84 boulders 15South Peak - East Face5.1–5.12c · Sandstone · Trad82 routes 16Bridge Area5.5–5.13a · Sandstone · Trad79 routes 17Beauty Mountain5.2–5.14a · Sandstone · Trad · Sport78 routes 185th Pull Off (School Bus Area)V0–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering76 boulders 19Upper Rock CityVB–V9 · routes 5.3–5.11a · Sandstone · Bouldering75 routes and boulders 20New River Gorge Proper5.6–5.13c · boulders V2–V10 · Sandstone · Trad · Sport73 routes and boulders 21Main Area BoulderingV0–V12 · Bouldering71 boulders 22Cotton Hill5.7–5.13c · Sandstone · Sport65 routes 23Reeds Creek5.6–5.12b · Sandstone · Sport63 routes 24Camp 70 BouldersV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering60 boulders 25Main Wall5.7–5.12d · Sandstone · Sport59 routes 26Junkyard Area5.1–5.12c · Sandstone · Trad58 routes 27Sunset Wall Area5.2–5.12c · boulders V0–V4 · Sandstone · Top rope57 routes and boulders 28Meadow Top BouldersV0–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering53 boulders 29Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area5.4–5.14c · boulders V5–V8 · Sandstone · Sport · Trad50 routes and boulders 301st pull offV0–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering45 boulders 31Cotton BottomV0–V11 · Sandstone · Bouldering45 boulders 32First Bell BouldersV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering44 boulders 33Southern Pillar5.5–5.12a · Sandstone · Trad40 routes 34Cheat Canyon Wildlife Management AreaV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering39 boulders 35Bozooka AreaV0–V11 · Sandstone · Bouldering38 boulders 36Guide Wall5.5–5.12a · Limestone · Sport38 routes 37Downstream BoulderfieldV0–V8 · Bouldering37 boulders 38Smoke Hole Canyon5.7–5.13d · Shale · Sport35 routes 39Lower Slabs5.4–5.11c · Sandstone · Trad34 routes 40Long Mountain5.3–5.9 · Sandstone · Trad31 routes 41North Peak - East Face5.1–5.11d · Sandstone · Trad30 routes 42South End5.5–5.12d · Sandstone · Trad28 routes 43North Peak - West Face5.1–5.12c · Sandstone · Trad27 routes 44Deer Skull BouldersV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering26 boulders 45Junction BouldersV0–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering26 boulders 46Furnace Area BouldersV0+–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering25 boulders 47Darkside EastV1–V9 · Sandstone · Bouldering22 boulders 48Hawk's Nest ProperV0+–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering21 boulders 49C: Talus AreaV0–V7 · Bouldering21 boulders 50Spruce Knob boulderingV0–V4 · Shale · Bouldering20 boulders 51Kanawha State ParkV1–V6 · routes 5.9–5.11c · Sandstone · Bouldering · Top rope20 routes and boulders 52Interp BouldersV0–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering20 boulders 53Upper 5th Pull OffV0–V5 · Sandstone · Bouldering19 boulders 54West Face, East Fin5.2–5.12a · Sandstone · Trad17 routes 55Northern PanhandleV1–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering17 boulders 56Franklin Gorge5.9–5.13a · Sandstone · Sport16 routes 57Short Creek RightV1–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering16 boulders 58The Greenbrier (Triangle) BouldersV2–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering16 boulders 59North Bend State Park5.5–5.10c · Sandstone · Trad · Sport16 routes 60Sunshine BouldersV2–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering15 boulders 61RoadsideV0–V6 · Shale · Bouldering13 boulders 62Cheat Canyon5.8–5.13a · Sandstone · Trad · Sport12 routes 63Stoned HingeV2–V7 · Bouldering12 boulders 64Haystack AreaV0–V2 · routes 5.6–5.11a · Sandstone · Bouldering · Top rope10 routes and boulders 65Campground BouldersV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering10 boulders 66Bear Haven5.4–5.9 · boulders V0–V1 · Sandstone · Top rope · Bouldering10 routes and boulders 67Lower Rock CityV2–V12 · routes 5.6–5.11a · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad9 routes and boulders 68In-Between AreaV0–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering9 boulders 69Needleseye Boulder ParkV2–V13 · Sandstone · Bouldering9 boulders 70Nemesis BouldersV0–V5 · Sandstone · Bouldering9 boulders 71Short Creek BoulderingV4–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering8 boulders 72J: Highlander AreaV4–V9 · Bouldering8 boulders 73Cotton TopV3–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering8 boulders 74ZionV2–V9 · Bouldering8 boulders 75Big Wheeling Creek BouldersV2–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering8 boulders 76Darnell HollowV1–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering8 boulders 77Sloper Project AreaV1–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 78Moe AreaV1–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 79Alma Crag5.6–5.9 · Sandstone · Trad7 routes 80Blackwater Falls State ParkV5–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 81BoulderCliff AreaV3 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 82Watch TopV1–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 83Bridge BouldersV1–V5 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 84Dolly Sods RegionV2–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering7 boulders 85Casey JonesV2–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering6 boulders 86Devil's Nose5.8–5.10b · Sandstone · Top rope6 routes 87The Cave5.12a–5.13d · Sandstone · Sport5 routes 88Wheeling Heritage Trail BouldersV1–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering5 boulders 89Canaan Loop Road BouldersV2–V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering4 boulders 90West Face, West Fin5.5–5.10c · Sandstone · Trad · Sport4 routes 91Flinger AreaV3–V8 · Bouldering4 boulders 92Fern PointV4–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering4 boulders 93Trad Wall Area5.9–5.12a · Sandstone · Trad · Sport4 routes 94Powerline ProperV1–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering3 boulders 95Lower Hawk's NestV3–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering3 boulders 96East Face, West Fin5.6–5.8 · Sandstone · Trad · Sport2 routes 974-H Nature Area5.6 · boulders V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering · Trad2 routes and boulders 98Woodshed BouldersV6 · Sandstone · Bouldering2 boulders 99Barboursville ParkV0–V2 · Sandstone · Bouldering2 boulders 100Eagle Rock5.9 · Limestone · Trad1 route 101Riverton5.7 · Sandstone · Trad1 route 102Fort Hill Area5.9 · Shale · Trad1 route 103Sutton Lake5.6 · Sandstone · Trad1 route

// The Friction Score for every crag

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When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.