8 The Wild Life Preserve
8 The Wild Life Preserve in Idaho has 6 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
- 6 routes
- 5.10c – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit 8 The Wild Life Preserve
Best months: April–June and September–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
35° / 17°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
9 wet
Mar
51° / 27°
9 wet
Apr
59° / 33°
10 wet
May
68° / 39°
10 wet
Jun
78° / 46°
7 wet
Jul
89° / 53°
5 wet
Aug
88° / 52°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
62° / 34°
7 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
9 wet
Dec
35° / 18°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Massacre Rocks Sp, ID, 0.5 mi away at 4,195 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
8 The Wild Life Preserve is a climbing area in Idaho, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and located about 6 miles from the town of Quigley. It sits among several named climbing areas, with Main Wall, 4 All Star Wall and 7 Bop and Beta Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The preserve's climbing is sport and trad, with six routes in total. Five are sport and one is trad. The grades run from 5.10c up to 5.12a, with the median around 5.11b/c. Wily E. Coyote is the trad route at 5.10c, and Doggy Style Arete is the hardest at 5.12a. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Massacre Rocks show July highs around 89°F with lows near 53°F, while September cools to highs around 77°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 35°F and lows around 17°F. The River Trail and Pohogwe Trail are both within a mile, and Rock Creek offers canoeing about 2 miles away. Pipeline Campground is roughly 7 miles off.
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