War Wall
- 5 routes
- 5.9 – 5.12b
- Sport · Trad
- May–Oct
- best months
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War Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Butte Field Office in Montana, about 8 miles from the town of Townsend. It sits among several other climbing areas, including Vision Quest Wall and Medicine Hole Wall, each about 0.1 mile away, so it works well as a base for exploring the cluster. The area has five routes, with three sport routes and two trad routes. The grades run from 5.9 up to 5.12+, with War Paint at 5.9 and Big Hole Battlefield at 5.12+ as the extremes. War Path and Chief Plenty Coup's Vision are both sport routes in the 5.12a/b range. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Townsend show July and August highs around 83°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. Nearby, the Indian Road Group Use Shelter offers camping about 4.6 miles away, and the Travic Trail hike is about 3.7 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit War Wall
Best months: May–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
34° / 14°
5 wet
Feb
39° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
49° / 24°
6 wet
Apr
58° / 31°
7 wet
May
67° / 39°
11 wet
Jun
74° / 47°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 52°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 50°
7 wet
Sep
73° / 42°
6 wet
Oct
59° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
44° / 22°
5 wet
Dec
34° / 14°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Townsend 3se, MT, 8.4 mi away at 3,964 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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