West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Tilted Tree

Tilted Tree in West Virginia has 11 bouldering routes across 7 difficulty grades.

11 routes
V2 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Tilted Tree

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, 5.9 mi away at 1,240 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Tilted Tree is a bouldering area in Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with First Wall, Coral Area and Fiddle Area all about 0.1 mile away, and Good Block Area at a similar distance. The Cimbing Access Trail is also about 0.1 mile off, and the Sunset Wall Trail is about 0.2 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with 11 routes listed, all of them boulders. The grades range from V2 to V9, with the median at V4. Among the named routes are Neon Light at V2, Electric Avenue at V4 and Tsunami Right at V9. For timing, September is the most comfortable month, with typical highs around 77°F and lows near 56°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Morgantown. That station sits about 825 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler.