West Virginia · Rock climbing · Peterstown

The Bozoo Roof

The Bozoo Roof in West Virginia offers 7 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

7 routes
V0-1 – V7-8
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Bozoo Roof

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.

The Bozoo Roof is a bouldering area in West Virginia, set within the Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area on land managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Firepole Boulder, The Blok and Hershey Boulder all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with seven routes spread across the V0-1 to V7-8 range. The Bozoo Roof (Crack Only) is a V5 route with a first ascent by Jonathan Kingston in 1996, and En Fuego is the hardest at V7-8. The Scoop is a V4- boulder problem, and Bozoo Roof Slab Probs is the easiest at V0-1. For a change from the rocks, Pipestem Knob Trail is about 6.5 miles away, and Knob Ridge is about 7.1 miles off. Paddlers can head to Rich Creek, roughly 6.9 miles away, and the Guided Horseback Trail is about 6.7 miles from the area.

Routes (7)