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Southwest Virginia (Appalachia) Climbing

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Areas in Southwest Virginia (Appalachia)

Appalachia 0 / 14 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Atkins Bouldering 0 / 0 / 1 / 97 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 98

Bluefield Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 67 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 67

Breaks Interstate Park 105 / 249 / 5 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 365

Burkes Garden 3 / 0 / 1 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

Cascades Bouldering 3 / 0 / 1 / 117 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 120

Devil's Marbleyard 2 / 0 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Explore Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Grayson Highlands State Park 0 / 0 / 1 / 1,228 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1,229

Guest River Gorge 48 / 226 / 0 / 729 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1,003

Harkening Hill 0 / 0 / 0 / 225 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 225

Hidden Valley 2 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

High Knob Landform 4 / 34 / 1 / 436 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 475

Junction, The 5 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

McAfee's Knob 0 / 0 / 0 / 143 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 143

Mill Creek 0 / 0 / 0 / 95 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 95

Mountain Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Potts Mountain 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Roanoke River Gorge 5 / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Virginia Creeper Trail Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

White Rock Roof 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Elevation:	5,449 ft
GPS:	36.65846, -81.53775 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Bountiful boulderfields and copious crags found throughout the far southwestern region of Virginia. Appalachia at its finest. Whether it’s perfect southern sandstone, chunks of gnarly granite, big quartzite blocks, or steep volcanic rhyolite up in GHSP, this corner of the Old Dominion has something that will put a smile on your face. The SWVA region spans some 240+ miles from east to west including an impressive array of rock types originating from different geological ranges: The Appalachian Plateau, Great Appalachian Valley, and The Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southwest Virginia (Appalachia)

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V0-1 4+ 69 ● Ranger Rick Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Ranger Rick Boulder
V2 5+ 41 ● Highland Highball Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Horizon Area > Highland Highball
V3 6A 88 ● Periscope Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Periscope Boulder
V3 6A 49 ● Indian Outlaw Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Picnic Area Bou… > Rock House Boulder
V3 6A 43 ● The Hive Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > 1. Overlook Area > Hive Boulder
V4 6B 73 ● Ranger Rick (Sit) Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > Ranger Rick Boulder
V5 6C 62 ● True Grit Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Contact Station… > True Grit Boulder
V5 6C 44 ● Front Man Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > A.V.P. Boulders > A.V.P. Boulder
V6 7A 23 ● Horizon Line Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Horizon Area > Horizon Boulder
V7- 7A+ 21 ● Flying Spaghetti Monster Boulder Grayson Highlan… > … > Picnic Area Bou… > Olympus Boulder
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 33 ● Simon Says Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Desert Pony Buttress
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 32 ● Belle of The Ball Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 21 ● Debutante Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 29 ● Spirit Blade Sport Breaks Intersta… > Pinnacle Rock Area > Pinnacle Left
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 33 ● Cornucopia of Delightful Climbing Sport Breaks Intersta… > Prospectors > Eastern Prospectors