West Virginia · Rock climbing · Morgantown

Upper 5th Pull Off

Upper 5th Pull Off in West Virginia has 7 bouldering routes across 6 difficulty grades.

7 routes
V0 – V5-6
Bouldering

Best time to visit Upper 5th Pull Off

Best months: June–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

    38° / 22°

    14 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    40° / 23°

    12 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    51° / 29°

    13 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 39°

    13 wet

  5. May

    74° / 50°

    14 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 58°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 63°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 61°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 54°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 43°

    11 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 33°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 27°

    13 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Lynn, WV, 3.5 mi away at 900 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Upper 5th Pull Off 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 spots, with Professor Boulder, Watch your back and The High Court all about 0.1 mile away. The area is a bouldering destination, with seven routes listed, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V5. The easiest are Sumer storm and Younger brother at V0, and the hardest is Moist Crack at V5-6. The routes are all boulders, so there is no climbing on rock faces here. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Lake Lynn weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 76°F, with September also seeing the fewest wet days of the year. That station sits about 760 feet lower than the pull off, so temperatures at the boulders run cooler. Hikers can pair a day on the rocks with Johnson Hollow Trail, about 1.7 miles away, or Ken's Run Trail, about 2 miles away.

Routes (7)