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Virginia · Bouldering · Salem · Near Buchanan
Devil's Kitchen Traverse
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr, Aug–Oct
- best months
Is Devil's Kitchen Traverse open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Appalachian National Scenic Trail. It doesn't name Devil's Kitchen Traverse, so check the source for the area it covers.
List of trail closures post-Hurricane Helene
Park closure covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Black Bears Frequenting the McAfee Knob Area in Virginia
Park alert covering Appalachian National Scenic Trail · NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
As of · Source: NPS · Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
This represents the hardest grade among the seven climbs catalogued at Devil's Kitchen, Virginia.
Around this trail
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Best time to go · Apr, Aug–Oct
Best time to visit Devil's Kitchen Traverse
Best months: April and August–October. 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.
Jan
40° / 22°
11 wet · 2 snow
Feb
44° / 24°
10 wet · 2 snow
Mar
51° / 30°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
62° / 40°
12 wet
May
69° / 49°
14 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 61°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 60°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
52° / 33°
9 wet
Dec
44° / 26°
10 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Copper Hill, VA, 22 mi away at 2,846 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)McAfee's Knob
~5 min drive
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Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Roadside
~5 min drive
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Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Middle Dragon
~5 min drive
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Warm-Up Boulder
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Arrow Boulder
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Devil's Kitchen
~3 min drive
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Highball Boulders
~3 min drive
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The Belly Boulder Area
~4 min drive
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