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Beauty Mountain Climbing

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Areas in Beauty Mountain

1) Super Mario Boulder 3 / 9 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

2) Garbage Wall 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

3) The Brain 6 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

4) Cave 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

5) Burning Buttress 13 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

6) Middle Beauty 7 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

7) Thunder Buttress 9 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

8) Ram's Head 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Beauty Mountain Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Short Creek Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 51 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 51

Substation Boulders (CLOSED) 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

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Elevation:	1,920 ft	585 m
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Access Issue: NO DRONES ON NATIONAL PARKLANDS Details

All of the crags within the New River Gorge proper are on national parklands, and drone use is prohibited here. There has been some discussion about places to launch drones that are not on park property, and then flying them over the gorge. This is super poor form; don't do it. Park regulations prohibit all drone use over the boundaries without a permit.

Description

Another amazing sector of the New River Gorge, with a great lineup of sport and trad climbs of all grades. There's great bouldering here, too. Sub-areas are listed climber's left-to-right (downstream to upstream).

Getting There

From Route 19, drive along the Lansing-Edmond Road past the two parking lots for Endless Wall. The distance from 19 to Beauty Mtn Rd is almost exactly 2.5 miles. About 3/5 of a mile past the Nuttal Parking lot, look for the gravel Beauty Mountain Road heading right. Drive about 100 yards off the pavement to a sort of open intersection (this is where old parking was). Take a left, and in a couple seconds you'll see the parking with a pit toilet off on your right.

Follow the obvious trail from this parking, passing a house and a gate. Past the gate continue along a good gravel road that drops down into the gorge, where various cutoff paths branch off to climbing areas. The Super Mario/Tubin' Dudes area is to your right, and all others to the left, designated by a brown Park Service Sign.

If you continue down this main gravel road, you'll wind up at the Nuttalburg Mine Site, one of the best-preserved mining ruins in the area. It's totally worth the trip!

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Classic Climbing Routes at Beauty Mountain

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V2 5+ 58 ● Gymnastic Fantastic Boulder Short Creek Bou… > Short Creek Right > Gymnastic Fantastic B…
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 207 ● Super Crack Trad 7) Thunder Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 194 ● Burning Calves Trad 5) Burning Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 51 ● Spiderwand Trad 5) Burning Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 113 ● Wham Bam Thanks for the Jam Trad 5) Burning Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 72 ● Rod Serling Crack Trad 5) Burning Buttress
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 32 ● Chasin' the Wind Trad 2 pitches 6) Middle Beauty
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 27 ● Welcome to Beauty Trad 8) Ram's Head
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 22 ● Steve Martin's Face Trad 5) Burning Buttress
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 153 ● Disturbance Sport 4) Cave
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 32 ● Concertina Sport 7) Thunder Buttress
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 57 ● Chunky Monkey Sport 3) The Brain
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 15 ● Chorus Line Trad 5) Burning Buttress
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 45 ● Green Envy Sport 4) Cave
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 14 ● Gun Club Sport 7) Thunder Buttress