Virginia · Rock climbing · Fort Valley · Near Front Royal

Anonymous Flake - Left Variation

5.10a
grade
Trad Gear
style
Apr, Jun
best months

Is Anonymous Flake - Left Variation open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. It doesn't name Anonymous Flake - Left Variation, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of 27 routes catalogued at Buzzard Rocks, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.3 to 5.10c/d span.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Elizabeth Group Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Lil Barnyard Diner

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi
  • If it rainsNyttend, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Strasburg Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 4.3 mi from Front Royal

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Nyttend, Public domain (commons)

More in Front Royal
  • Nearby · Talking Headwall · Lower Ridge Trail Slabs · Summit Crags
  • Best time to go · Apr, Jun

    Best time to visit Anonymous Flake - Left Variation

    Best months: April, June and August–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      43° / 24°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 26°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      54° / 33°

      10 wet

    4. Apr

      67° / 43°

      11 wet

    5. May

      74° / 51°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      82° / 60°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 64°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      85° / 62°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 56°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      67° / 45°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      56° / 35°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      47° / 28°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Front Royal, VA, 7 mi away at 930 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Buzzard Rocks — the crag this route is on
Buzzard Rocks, Virginia — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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