Peaks of Otter Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
Virginia · Bouldering · Near Buchanan
Spill Your Skill
- V5-6
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov
- best months
One of the mid-range boulder problems at Stones, sitting in the middle of the crag's V0–V7-8 span. Located in the Sun Boulder sector. First ascent by T. Melin.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Burger King
Fast food
On your way back · 6 mi
If it rainsTruck writer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsBedford Museum & Genealogical Library
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Museum · 10 mi from Buchanan
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Best time to visit Spill Your Skill
Best months: March–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.
Jan
44° / 27°
7 wet · 1 snow
Feb
49° / 29°
7 wet · 1 snow
Mar
57° / 35°
8 wet · 1 snow
Apr
69° / 44°
9 wet
May
77° / 54°
10 wet
Jun
83° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 66°
8 wet
Sep
79° / 59°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 47°
7 wet
Nov
57° / 36°
7 wet
Dec
47° / 30°
7 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buchanan, VA, 5.7 mi away at 880 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
