N) The Undeserved Area
11-route climbing crag in West Virginia with sport and trad options.
- 11 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12b
- Trad · Sport
Is N) The Undeserved Area open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
As of · Source: NPS · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit N) The Undeserved Area
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
41° / 23°
15 wet
Feb
44° / 25°
13 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
14 wet
Apr
64° / 41°
14 wet
May
72° / 50°
14 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 61°
12 wet
Aug
81° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
54° / 33°
11 wet
Dec
45° / 27°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oak Hill, WV, 8 mi away at 2,040 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Undeserved Area is a climbing area in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with O) Kline Wall and M) Fantasy Area each about 0.1 mile away and Endless Wall about 0.2 mile off. The name of the area is a nod to the route The Undeserved, a trad climb rated 5.10b/c that was first ascended in 1981 by Tom Howard, Jim Okel and Dan Perry. The area has 11 routes, with nine of them trad and two sport. The YDS grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12-, with the median at 5.11c. Among the named routes are Alcan Highway at 5.6, Back with My Kind at 5.11d and Wad Cutter, a sport route at 5.12a. For timing, September is the most comfortable month, with typical highs around 75°F and lows near 54°F, and fewer wet days than most of the year. Those are typical averages from a nearby weather station in Oak Hill, about 8 miles away. Winter is cold, with January highs typically around 41°F. The Endless Wall Trail and the Seldom Seen Trail are both about half a mile away. Paddlers can find Manns Creek roughly 7 miles off.
Routes (11)
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