Mad Butcher Block
Mad Butcher Block in West Virginia has 12 bouldering routes across 8 grades.
- 12 routes
- V0+ – V4
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Mad Butcher Block
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.
Jan
40° / 24°
15 wet
Feb
44° / 26°
13 wet
Mar
53° / 33°
14 wet
Apr
65° / 42°
14 wet
May
74° / 52°
15 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
12 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
11 wet
Sep
77° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
66° / 45°
12 wet
Nov
54° / 36°
12 wet
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.
Mad Butcher Block is a bouldering area within Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with the Ceiling Block Area, Tendon Repair Kit Area and Green Block all about 0.1 mile away. The routes here are all boulders, with 12 of them listed and grades ranging from V0+ to V4. The hardest is Flat Daddy at V4, first climbed by Ray Weber in 1988. The median grade is V2-3. Climbers can also try Street Fighter Traverse at V1+ or Knob Problem at V2. For a change from bouldering, the Underlook Trail is about 0.3 mile away and the Rock City Trail about 0.5 mile. The climbing areas around the block make it easy to link several short sessions into one visit.
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