West Virginia · Rock climbing · Peterstown

Necro Wall

Necro Wall in West Virginia has 13 climbing routes with 11 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

13 routes
5.7 – 5.13b/c
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Best time to visit Necro Wall

Best months: March–April and July–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

    42° / 25°

    11 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

    11 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    56° / 33°

    12 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    68° / 42°

    12 wet

  5. May

    76° / 51°

    14 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 64°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 64°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 45°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 34°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 29°

    11 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bluestone Lake, WV, 11.3 mi away at 1,390 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Necro Wall is a climbing area in West Virginia, about 1.3 miles from the town of Neponset. The land is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, and the wall sits close to several other named climbing areas, including J: 45 Deg Wall, Iceberg Area and Educator Boulder, each about 0.1 mile away. The area offers a range of climbing styles and grades, with 13 routes in total. Eight are trad, three are mixed and two are sport, and the grades run from 5.7 up to 5.13b/c. Among the named routes are Cruella De Vil at 5.7, Talon at 5.11b and Silence (aka Revelation of Doom) at 5.13b/c. The hardest route, Silence, was first ascended by Swiss Andy in 2000. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall stand out. Typical averages from the nearby Bluestone Lake weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, with fewer wet days in September and October than in the rest of the year. The station sits about 340 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the wall run somewhat cooler.

Routes (13)