Mortal Curse Traverse
Near the top of Popcorn Boulder's grade range, which spans V1 to V8.
- V6
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Mortal Curse Traverse
Best months: June–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
39° / 22°
15 wet
Feb
42° / 23°
13 wet
Mar
51° / 30°
14 wet
Apr
64° / 40°
14 wet
May
74° / 50°
14 wet
Jun
81° / 59°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 64°
11 wet
Aug
85° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
9 wet
Oct
66° / 44°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 34°
12 wet
Dec
43° / 27°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wheeling, WV, 1.6 mi away at 645 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Among the five routes catalogued at Popcorn Boulder, this climb sits near the top of the grade range, which spans from V1 to V8.
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