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(12) Leaning Block

5 routes
5.8 – 5.12c/d
Sport
May–Oct
best months

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(12) Leaning Block is a sport climbing area in Oregon's Umpqua National Forest, within the Tiller Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the block sits in the same cluster of crags as (10) Log Wall and (13) Sun Dragon Block, each about 0.1 mile away. Five sport routes run here, from 5.8 up to 5.12c/d, with Inner Sanctum and Warbird among the standouts. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Sexton Summit show July and August highs around 77°F with only two wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the low 40s and rain on more than half the days. Threehorn Campground is 3.8 miles away, and Trail Creek offers canoeing about 5 miles off. Cow Creek Falls and Devils Flat Campground are both roughly 7.5 miles from the crag.

  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit (12) Leaning Block

    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.

    1. Jan

      43° / 33°

      16 wet

    2. Feb

      44° / 33°

      15 wet

    3. Mar

      46° / 33°

      16 wet

    4. Apr

      52° / 35°

      14 wet

    5. May

      61° / 41°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      68° / 46°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 53°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      77° / 54°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 51°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      58° / 43°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 36°

      15 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 32°

      16 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sexton Summit, OR, 25.8 mi away at 3,832 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Routes (5)