West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Cheat View

Cheat View in West Virginia has 5 climbing routes with bouldering pads, mixed, and trad.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.11a
Mixed · Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Cheat View

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.

Cheat View is a climbing area in West Virginia, set within Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area and managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Table Rock and Castle Rock both within a third of a mile and the Cheat View Trail just 0.2 miles away. The climbing here is a mix of styles, with five routes on record. Archangel is a mixed climb at 5.9, and Crack Master is mixed at 5.10. Pocket, Lock & Drop It is a trad route at 5.10c, and O'Brien Is A Wimp is a trad route at 5.11a. The boulder route is listed separately. For timing, September is the most comfortable month, with typical highs around 77°F and lows near 56°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Morgantown. That station sits roughly 850 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Summer is the wettest stretch, with July and August averaging about 11 to 12 wet days a month. Nearby, the Cheat View Trail and Northside Trail offer hiking, and Sandcrag and Hole N The Wall are climbing areas about a mile away.

Routes (5)