West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Skittle Top Boulders

6 bouldering routes at Skittle Top Boulders in West Virginia.

6 routes
V5 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit Skittle Top Boulders

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, 4.2 mi away at 1,240 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

Skittle Top Boulders is a bouldering area in Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Lower Skittles Boulders about 0.1 mile away and Pipsqueak Boulder and Nemesis Boulders each about 0.2 mile off. That makes it easy to link with other boulders in the same corner of the area. The boulders here run from V5 to V8, with six routes in total. Fingers Roasting Over an Open Fire is V5, American Chestnut is V7, and Dead Vert Project is V8. Most of the routes were established by Andrew Leich around 2020. September is a comfortable time to visit, with typical highs near 77°F and lows near 56°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station. October cools to typical highs around 66°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures up high run a little cooler.

Routes (6)