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NEW RIVER GORGE · CUMBERLAND SANDSTONE

New River Gorge — Beauty Mountain climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp74°F
Wind8 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity81.5%
Rain 48h0.00 in
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

3mm rain forecast
Cumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp75°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity75%
3mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 74° 0.00 in 8 — 81.5%
15:00 76° 0.01 in 7 — 72.7%
16:00 77° dry 7 — 70.3%
17:00 79° dry 8 — 68.1%
18:00 79° dry 8 — 65.7%
19:00 79° 0.02 in 8 — 67%
20:00 77° 0.05 in 6 — 70.7%
21:00 74° 0.04 in 7 — 82.4%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp72°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
6.1mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dry
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 9 — 94.4%
07:00 65° dry 9 — 94%
08:00 66° dry 8 — 93.4%
09:00 66° dry 6 — 94.6%
10:00 65° dry 5 — 96.8%
11:00 66° dry 5 — 95.9%
12:00 68° dry 5 — 93.8%
13:00 71° dry 4 — 88.9%
14:00 73° dry 4 — 79.9%
15:00 75° dry 5 — 72.8%
16:00 77° dry 6 — 67.4%
17:00 79° dry 6 — 64.6%
18:00 80° dry 6 — 62.8%
19:00 81° dry 6 — 60.3%
20:00 81° dry 7 — 59.7%
21:00 79° 0.06 in 8 — 62.6%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity95%
3.7mm rain forecastCumberland sandstone — wait until fully dryHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Do not climb wet Cumberland sandstone — even hard SE sandstone breaks holds when saturated
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° 0.01 in 4 — 98.1%
07:00 63° 0.03 in 6 — 98.9%
08:00 62° 0.02 in 5 — 99.1%
09:00 63° dry 6 — 99.6%
10:00 64° dry 9 — 99.8%
11:00 64° 0.01 in 9 — 100%
12:00 64° 0.00 in 8 — 100%
13:00 64° 0.01 in 7 — 99.2%
14:00 65° 0.01 in 6 — 97%
15:00 67° 0.00 in 8 — 90.2%
16:00 70° 0.00 in 9 — 77.7%
17:00 72° dry 10 — 64.8%
18:00 73° dry 10 — 58.3%
19:00 74° dry 10 — 55.3%
20:00 74° dry 9 — 55%
21:00 73° dry 10 — 55.7%
Mon Monday 24 August
Caution
Temp64°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Drying — 28h since rainCumberland sandstone — recent rain, give it more drying
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 59° dry 4 — 89.9%
12:00 64° dry 5 — 81.8%
18:00 73° dry 8 — 58.4%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity86%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Good friction temperature range for Cumberland sandstone
  • Humid but Cumberland sandstone tolerates it better than soft sandstone — expect greasy slopers
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 3 — 86.3%
12:00 57° dry 3 — 86%
18:00 75° dry 3 — 54%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity84%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 5 — 87.9%
12:00 66° dry 5 — 83.7%
18:00 82° dry 4 — 49.6%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp68°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dry
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Humid but Cumberland sandstone tolerates it better than soft sandstone — expect greasy slopers
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 66° dry 5 — 87.5%
12:00 68° dry 6 — 89.4%
18:00 85° 0.01 in 2 — 50.7%
Fri Friday 28 August
Caution
Temp70°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity92%
Should be dryHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Cumberland sandstone climbs well when dry — check no dampness in cracks or pockets
  • Humid but Cumberland sandstone tolerates it better than soft sandstone — expect greasy slopers
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 67° dry 6 — 91.7%
12:00 69° dry 5 — 92.1%
18:00 85° 0.00 in 2 — 57.7%

About New River Gorge — Beauty Mountain

Beauty Mountain is the New River Gorge's classic trad venue — 170+ climbs (plus 60+ boulder problems) on hard Nuttall sandstone rim at the head of Short Creek, four miles east of Fayetteville WV. Signature climbs like Super Crack (5.9+) and Burning Calves (5.10b) headline the trad menu; harder sport lines like Chunky Monkey (5.12b/c) and Super Mario (5.13a) add modern testpieces. Access via Beauty Mountain Road from the junction of Buckhorn and Beauty Mountain Rd — parking with pit toilet, then a good gravel road dropping into the gorge with cutoff paths to sectors. Same NPS rules as the rest of the NRG apply (no drones, no new bolts). Cumberland sandstone wet-rock ethic still applies.

Region
New River Gorge
Rock type
Cumberland sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
1919 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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