West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Snowflake Wall

Snowflake Wall in West Virginia features 6 mixed and sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

6 routes
5.7 – 5.12a
Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Snowflake Wall

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, 4.4 mi away at 1,240 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Snowflake Wall is a climbing area in West Virginia's Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of boulders and trails, with Learning Boulder and Exhibition Boulder each about 0.1 mile away and the Ridge Trail just as close. The area has six routes, three mixed and three sport, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.12a. Snowflake Crack is the easiest at 5.7, and Bulbous is the hardest at 5.12a. Climbers can also try Grab and Go, a mixed route at 5.10c, and B.D.R., a sport route at 5.10a. For a change from the wall, the Canyon Rim Trail is about 0.7 mile away, and the Cheat View Trail is about 0.9 mile away.

Routes (6)