West Virginia · Rock climbing · Peterstown

Alcatraz/Fontainzoo/Mattehorn

Alcatraz/Fontainzoo/Mattehorn in West Virginia has 9 bouldering routes across 7 difficulty grades.

9 routes
V0- – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit Alcatraz/Fontainzoo/Mattehorn

Best months: March–April and July–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° / 25°

    11 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

    11 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    56° / 33°

    12 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    68° / 42°

    12 wet

  5. May

    76° / 51°

    14 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 64°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 64°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 45°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 34°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 29°

    11 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bluestone Lake, WV, 11.4 mi away at 1,390 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Alcatraz/Fontainzoo/Mattehorn is a bouldering area in West Virginia's Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area, a cluster of named boulders and routes that sit close together. The area is best known for its bouldering, with the Mattehorn and Fontainzoo Escape among the named problems, and it is managed within the wildlife management area. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes spread across the area. The grades run from V0- to V8, with the median at V3. Mattehorn is a V1, and Fontainzoo Escape is a V2. The hardest route listed is W goes to fontainzoo at V8. The Bozooka Area and The Brain Boulder are both about 0.1 mile away, and Lyman's Boulder is just as close. For a change of pace, the Pipestem Knob Trail and Rich Creek are about 6.7 miles off.

Routes (9)