West Virginia · Rock climbing · Fayette

3) Workmen's Buttress

3) Workmen's Buttress in West Virginia has 9 climbing routes across 7 grades.

9 routes
5.9 – 5.12d
Trad · Sport

Is 3) Workmen's Buttress open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

As of · Source: NPS · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit 3) Workmen's Buttress

Best months: April–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

    42° / 23°

  2. Feb

    46° / 25°

  3. Mar

    55° / 31°

  4. Apr

    68° / 40°

  5. May

    75° / 49°

  6. Jun

    81° / 58°

  7. Jul

    84° / 62°

  8. Aug

    83° / 61°

  9. Sep

    78° / 54°

  10. Oct

    68° / 43°

  11. Nov

    56° / 33°

  12. Dec

    46° / 27°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Anstead Hawks Nest Sp, WV, 4.8 mi away at 1,296 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Workmen's Buttress is a climbing area in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Fern Buttress, Fern Gully and 5) Wild Seed Area all about 0.1 mile away. The area has nine routes, with six of them trad and three sport. Grades run from 5.9 up to 5.12d, with the hardest route, Bosnian Vacation, a sport climb at 5.12d. Mrs. Workman's Corner is a trad 5.9, and Workman's Comp is a sport 5.10d. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 78°F, with July peaking near 84°F. The Endless Wall Climbers' Access Trail is about 0.6 mile away, and the Endless Wall Trail is about 0.7 mile away. Paddlers can find Manns Creek roughly 8 miles off.

Routes (9)

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