West Virginia · Rock climbing · Cotton Hill

Fandango

Mid-range climb among 33 routes at Cotton Club, WV.

5.10a
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Fandango

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

One of 33 routes catalogued at Cotton Club, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.7 to 5.11d.

Photo of the crag

Cotton Club — the crag this route is on
Cotton Club, West Virginia — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ryan Stavely, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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