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Tuggin' Shack

Tuggin' Shack is a West Virginia climbing crag with 10 routes and bouldering pads.

Tuggin' ShackPhoto: sbennett1298, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Tuggin' Shack

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.

Tuggin' Shack is a rock climbing area in West Virginia, about half a mile from the community of Ames Heights. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable climbing weather. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs near 75°F and lows around 49°F in May to highs near 68°F and lows around 43°F in October, while July highs average about 84°F. The area sits among a tight cluster of other climbing spots. Ronski Feint and Interp Boulders are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Bridge Area is about 0.2 mile off, so it's easy to string several crags into one day. For a break from the rock, the Burnwood Trail also starts about 0.1 mile from Tuggin' Shack.

Routes (10)

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