West Virginia · Rock climbing · Cotton Hill

Slitty Titty Boulder

10-boulder crag in West Virginia with 6 difficulty grades.

Slitty Titty BoulderPhoto: Ryan Stavely, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
V0 – V5
Bouldering

Best time to visit Slitty Titty Boulder

Best months: April–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° / 23°

  2. Feb

    46° / 25°

  3. Mar

    55° / 31°

  4. Apr

    68° / 40°

  5. May

    75° / 49°

  6. Jun

    81° / 58°

  7. Jul

    84° / 62°

  8. Aug

    83° / 61°

  9. Sep

    78° / 54°

  10. Oct

    68° / 43°

  11. Nov

    56° / 33°

  12. Dec

    46° / 27°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Anstead Hawks Nest Sp, WV, 1.4 mi away at 1,296 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Slitty Titty Boulder is a bouldering area in West Virginia's Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Malone Boulder, Highball Boulder and Cotton Bottom all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 10 routes spread across the V0 to V5 range. The easiest is Wacko at V0, and the hardest is Full Frontal Nudity at V5. Drifter and No Love for Dr. Jones are both V2, and Cash Money and Farm Boy are V4. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 75°F in May to about 78°F in September, with July peaking near 84°F. That station sits about 500 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run a little cooler. Hikers can pair a session on the boulders with the Cliffside Trail or Loop Trail, both about a mile away, or the Hawk's Nest Rail Trail at roughly 1.4 miles.

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