Virginia · Bouldering · Salem · Near Buchanan

Counter Pressure (Proper)

One of 19 boulder problems catalogued at Roadside, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's V0-1 to V10 span.

Around this trail

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Sleep close
Pig Farm Campsite
Campground
Campground · 3.4 mi from the trail
Eat after
Burger King
Fast food
On your way back · 5 mi · Open after 6
If it rainsWarfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Museum
Museum · 11 mi from Buchanan
Transport museum in Roanoke, Virginia

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

Also worth it near here
- Grouse TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- North MountainSummit · ~5 min drive
- Pickle Branch ShelterCamping · ~9 min drivePhoto: Nyttend, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Meadow Creek FallsWaterfall · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Counter Pressure (Proper)
Best months: March–April 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
  46° / 25°
  9 wet · 2 snow
2. Feb
  49° / 27°
  9 wet · 2 snow
3. Mar
  58° / 33°
  11 wet · 1 snow
4. Apr
  68° / 42°
  12 wet
5. May
  76° / 51°
  14 wet
6. Jun
  82° / 60°
  13 wet
7. Jul
  86° / 64°
  12 wet
8. Aug
  85° / 63°
  12 wet
9. Sep
  79° / 56°
  10 wet
10. Oct
  69° / 45°
  9 wet
11. Nov
  58° / 34°
  8 wet
12. Dec
  49° / 28°
  10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Roanoke 8 N, VA, 7.3 mi away at 1,157 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag