5 Sunkist Wall
5 Sunkist Wall in West Virginia has 24 climbing routes across 13 grades.
- 24 routes
- 5.9 – 5.13b
- Sport · Trad
Is 5 Sunkist Wall open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Gauley River National Recreation Area.
As of · Source: NPS · Gauley River National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit 5 Sunkist Wall
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
41° / 21°
Feb
44° / 23°
Mar
52° / 29°
Apr
65° / 38°
May
72° / 48°
Jun
78° / 57°
Jul
81° / 61°
Aug
80° / 59°
Sep
75° / 53°
Oct
65° / 41°
Nov
54° / 32°
Dec
45° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Summersville Lake, WV, 5.1 mi away at 1,768 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
5 Sunkist Wall is a climbing area in West Virginia's Gauley River National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with 4 Moon Wall and MacGuffin Boulder each about 0.3 miles away and Meadow Top Boulders about 0.4 miles away. The wall has 24 routes, with 14 sport and 10 trad. Grades run from 5.9- up to 5.13b, and the median is 5.10d. Among the named routes are Zippity Doo Dah (5.9, sport), Pay the Mortgage (5.11d, sport) and Freshly Squeezed (5.13b, sport). Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the Summersville Lake weather station, about 5 miles away, show July highs around 81°F and lows near 61°F, while September cools to highs in the mid-70s. The Meadow River Gorge Trail is about 0.9 miles away, and the Patterson Trail is about 3.4 miles away. Battle Run campground is about 4.8 miles away, and the Gauley River is about 7.3 miles away.
Routes (24)
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