Pig Farm Campsite
Campground
Campground · 3.4 mi from the trail
Virginia · Bouldering · Salem · Near Buchanan
Ship's Prow
- V3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Mar–Apr, Aug–Nov
- best months
One of five routes catalogued at Mayflower Boulder, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from V0 to V6.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after 
If it rainsWarfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTransport museum in Roanoke, Virginia
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)
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Best time to visit Ship's Prow
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.
Jan
46° / 25°
9 wet · 2 snow
Feb
49° / 27°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 33°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
68° / 42°
12 wet
May
76° / 51°
14 wet
Jun
82° / 60°
13 wet
Jul
86° / 64°
12 wet
Aug
85° / 63°
12 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
69° / 45°
9 wet
Nov
58° / 34°
8 wet
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.
