Cotton Club
Cotton Club in West Virginia has 33 climbing routes.
Photo: Ryan Stavely, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 33 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Cotton Club
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.
Jan
42° / 23°
Feb
46° / 25°
Mar
55° / 31°
Apr
68° / 40°
May
75° / 49°
Jun
81° / 58°
Jul
84° / 62°
Aug
83° / 61°
Sep
78° / 54°
Oct
68° / 43°
Nov
56° / 33°
Dec
46° / 27°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Anstead Hawks Nest Sp, WV, 1.3 mi away at 1,296 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cotton Club is a climbing area in West Virginia, about 0.3 miles from the town of Cotton Hill. It sits in a cluster of climbing spots, with Cotton Top, Casey Jones and Cotton Bottom all within about a quarter mile. The area offers a mix of sport and trad routes, with 24 sport routes and 9 trad routes among the 33 in total. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11d. For sport climbers, House of Cards is a 5.9, and Solar Power is a 5.10b. The hardest route is Sometimes the Wolf, a 5.11d trad climb first done in 2021. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 68°F, with lows near 50°F in May and 43°F in October. Nearby, the Cliffside Trail and Loop Trail are both about 0.9 miles away. The Hawk's Nest Rail Trail is 1.2 miles off, and the G.S.Y.P. Canyon Trail is about 1.3 miles away.
Routes (33)
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