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Central Bubba

Central Bubba in West Virginia has 12 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and traditional styles.

Central BubbaPhoto: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
12 routes
5.9 – 5.13a
Sport · Trad

Is Central Bubba 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 Central Bubba

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, 2.6 mi away at 1,296 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Central Bubba 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 Bubba Buttress, Rainbow Ledge Area and Beer Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 12 routes, with sport climbing making up nine of them and trad climbing three. Grades run from 5.9 to 5.13a, with the hardest route, Mind's Eye, at 5.13a. Among the named routes are Golden Escalator at 5.11a and Hydroman at 5.11c. 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 the warmest month at about 84°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 42°F and lows around 23°F. The Junkyard Area Trail and Hawks Nest Connector Trail are both about 0.8 mile away. Paddlers can find Manns Creek roughly 10 miles off.

Routes (12)

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