Blue Ridge Regional Park
Campground
Campground · 4.0 mi from the trail
Virginia · Bouldering · Bluemont · Near Front Royal
Million Dollar Mistake
- V6
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Million Dollar Mistake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Appalachian National Scenic Trail. It doesn't name Million Dollar Mistake, 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 is the hardest climb catalogued at Alone Boulder, sitting at the top of a V2+ to V6 grade span. First ascent by Mark Ulbrich, July 2020.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Horseshoe Curve Restaurant
Pub
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsCecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Million Dollar Mistake
Best months: April–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
37° / 23°
Feb
42° / 23°
Mar
50° / 31°
Apr
62° / 40°
May
70° / 51°
Jun
78° / 60°
Jul
82° / 65°
Aug
80° / 63°
Sep
73° / 56°
Oct
63° / 45°
Nov
51° / 34°
Dec
43° / 28°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mt Wx 3, VA, 5.6 mi away at 1,550 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
