West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Roundhouse Area

Roundhouse Area in West Virginia has 5 bouldering routes across 3 grades.

5 routes
V4 – V5-
Bouldering

Best time to visit Roundhouse Area

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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 24°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 33°

    14 wet

  4. Apr

    65° / 42°

    14 wet

  5. May

    74° / 52°

    15 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 60°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 64°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 63°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 56°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 45°

    12 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 36°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 29°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morgantown Hart Fld, WV, 5.3 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.

Roundhouse Area 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 Tomb Raider Area, Entrance Boulders and The Forgotten Block Area all about 0.1 mile away. The Underlook Trail starts just as close, and the Rock City Trail is about 0.2 mile off. The area is a bouldering destination, with five routes listed, all rated between V4 and V5 on the V scale. The most notable is Roundhouse itself, a V5 boulder problem. Stupid Human Tricks, also known as Whale's Belly, is a V4 boulder with a first ascent by Dan Steever in 1995. Unnamed (left of Roundhouse) is a V5- boulder. For timing, September is the most 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 750 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler.

Routes (5)