Moonchild Boulder
Moonchild Boulder in West Virginia has 5 bouldering routes.
- 5 routes
- V0 – V9-10
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Moonchild Boulder
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, 5.7 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.
Moonchild Boulder is a bouldering area in Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Big Blocks, Sunset Wall and Mad Butcher Block all about 0.1 mile away. The area has five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest is Starboy at V0, and the hardest is Moonstruck (aka Lunacy) at V9-10. Crescent Moon is V3, and Moonchild is V2, with the latter named after the area and first climbed by Ray Weber in 1991. For timing, September is a 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 about 800 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. The Underlook Trail and the Cimbing Access Trail are both about 0.4 mile away, and the Sunset Wall Trail and Rock City Trail are each about half a mile off.
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