Warm-Up Boulders
25 bouldering routes in West Virginia, 12 difficulty grades, bouldering pads.
- 25 routes
- V0 – V5+
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Warm-Up Boulders
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.
Jan
40° / 24°
15 wet
Feb
44° / 26°
13 wet
Mar
53° / 33°
14 wet
Apr
65° / 42°
14 wet
May
74° / 52°
15 wet
Jun
81° / 60°
13 wet
Jul
84° / 64°
12 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
11 wet
Sep
77° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
66° / 45°
12 wet
Nov
54° / 36°
12 wet
Dec
44° / 29°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morgantown Hart Fld, WV, 5.5 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.
Warm-Up Boulders 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 other climbing areas, with Green Block, Tendon Repair Kit Area and Ceiling Block Area all about 0.1 mile away. The Underlook Trail starts about 0.2 mile off, and the Rock City Trail is about 0.4 mile away. The area has 25 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0- up to V5+. The easiest are Rose Tint My World at V0- and In The Bleak Midwinter at V0, while Bizzaro is the hardest at V5+. The median grade is V0+. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Morgantown run to highs around 74°F in May and 77°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 84°F. That station sits roughly 850 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler.
Routes (25)
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