West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Ceiling Block Area

Ceiling Block Area in West Virginia has 20 routes with bouldering pads, mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

20 routes
V0 – V5
Bouldering · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Ceiling Block Area

Best months: July–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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 24°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 33°

    14 wet

  4. Apr

    65° / 42°

    14 wet

  5. May

    74° / 52°

    15 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 63°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 56°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 45°

    12 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 36°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 29°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morgantown Hart Fld, WV, 5.6 mi away at 1,240 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Ceiling Block Area is a climbing area within Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with Tendon Repair Kit Area, Mad Butcher Block and Green Block all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a bouldering focus, with 15 boulder problems and one boulder route listed among its 20 routes. Climbers will also find a few mixed, sport and trad routes. Grades here run from V0 up to V5 on the V scale, with the bouldering averaging around V3. The route "Ceiling Press" is a V3 boulder, and "Woody's Arete (sit start)" is a V5 boulder. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Morgantown run highs of about 74°F in May and 66°F in October, and the station sits roughly 840 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up top run cooler. The Underlook Trail is about 0.3 mile away, and the Rock City Trail is about 0.5 mile away for hikers.

Routes (20)