West Virginia · Rock climbing · Peterstown

The Bozooka Boulder

Bozooka Boulder in West Virginia has 6 bouldering routes across 5 difficulty grades.

6 routes
V3 – V11
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Bozooka Boulder

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.

The Bozooka Boulder is a bouldering area in West Virginia, about 1.2 miles from the town of Neponset. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Brain Boulder and Lyman's Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The area's six bouldering routes run the range from V3 to V11, with the hardest, Bozooka, climbed by Parker Reed. Jared Neville's Problem is listed as V8-9, and Bozooka Slabs and Jump Start are both V4. The boulders are all at the V scale. September is typically the most comfortable month to visit, with highs around 79°F and lows near 57°F, and October is similar at about 68°F, according to averages from a nearby weather station at Bluestone Lake. Summer highs reach the mid-80s. The Bozooka Area is also about 0.1 mile away, and the Alcatraz/Fontainzoo/Mattehorn area is the same. For a change from climbing, Pipestem Knob Trail is about 6.6 miles away.

Routes (6)