Watch your back
The hardest route catalogued at Watch your back.
- V5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Watch your back
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.
Jan
38° / 22°
14 wet · 4 snow
Feb
40° / 23°
12 wet · 2 snow
Mar
51° / 29°
13 wet · 1 snow
Apr
64° / 39°
13 wet
May
74° / 50°
14 wet
Jun
82° / 58°
12 wet
Jul
85° / 63°
12 wet
Aug
83° / 61°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 54°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 43°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 33°
12 wet
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 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This is the hardest climb catalogued at Watch your back, representing the upper end of the V0–V5 range at the crag.
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