West Virginia · Bouldering · Lansing

Stellar

Lower-intermediate problem among 11 routes at Tuggin' Shack.

V1
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Stellar

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, 3.7 mi away at 1,296 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 11 boulder problems catalogued at Tuggin' Shack, this climb sits in the lower-intermediate range of the crag's V0–V4 span.

Photo of the crag

Tuggin' Shack — the crag this route is on
Tuggin' Shack, West Virginia — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: sbennett1298, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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