West Virginia · Rock climbing · Peterstown

Savory Area

Savory Area in West Virginia has 22 climbing routes across 9 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.

22 routes
5.8 – 5.11d
Mixed · Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Savory Area

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.

Savory Area is a climbing area in West Virginia, about 1.2 miles from the town of Neponset. It sits among a cluster of boulders and crags, with White Wall, The Brain Boulder and Lyman's Boulder all within about a tenth of a mile. The area is a compact base for climbers, with several boulders and routes close together. The climbing here is mixed, with 17 routes listed as mixed, 3 as trad and 2 as sport. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11d, so there is a range of options for climbers of different abilities. Among the named routes are Hand Crack at 5.8, Firecracker at 5.11, and The French Kiss at 5.11d. For timing, late spring and early fall tend to be the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Bluestone Lake weather station show May highs around 76°F and September highs around 79°F, with fewer wet days in September than in May. That station sits about 390 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at Savory run a little cooler. Within a short drive are Pipestem Knob Trail, about 6.6 miles away, and Rich Creek, a canoeing spot about 6.8 miles off. Knob Ridge and the Guided Horseback Trail are both a little over 6 miles away.

Routes (22)