West Virginia · Rock climbing · Upper Tract

Long Branch Wall

Long Branch Wall in West Virginia has 16 climbing routes across 14 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad options.

16 routes
5.7+ – 5.13d
Sport · Trad

Is Long Branch Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Monongahela National Forest. It doesn't name Long Branch Wall, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Monongahela National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Long Branch Wall

Best months: April–June and September–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

    44° / 23°

  2. Feb

    47° / 25°

  3. Mar

    56° / 31°

  4. Apr

    68° / 40°

  5. May

    76° / 50°

  6. Jun

    84° / 59°

  7. Jul

    88° / 63°

  8. Aug

    86° / 62°

  9. Sep

    81° / 54°

  10. Oct

    69° / 42°

  11. Nov

    57° / 33°

  12. Dec

    47° / 27°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Petersburg, WV, 11 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

Long Branch Wall is a climbing area in the Potomac Ranger District of Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Ninja Wall and Sunshine Wall (Guide Wall) each about 0.1 mile away. The area has 16 routes, 13 of them sport and 3 traditional, with grades ranging from 5.7+ to 5.13d. The hardest route is Cartography of Spirit at 5.13d, and the easiest is Lost World Arete at 5.7+. Other sport routes include Hippo Head at 5.10a and Beautiful Loser at 5.11a. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Petersburg, about 11 miles away, show May highs around 76°F and September highs around 81°F, with July peaking near 88°F. Jess Judy campground and the Big Bend Loop hike are both about 1.7 miles away, and North Fork Mountain Trail is about 2.2 miles off.

Routes (16)

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