Oregon · Rock climbing · Mount Hood Parkdale · Near Mount Hood Villages

(5) The Leaning Tower Area

7 routes
5.9 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad
Jun–Sep
best months

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The Leaning Tower Area is a climbing area in Oregon's Mt. Hood National Forest, within the Hood River Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Government Camp weather station show July and August highs around 70°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the mid-30s and rain on 20 or more days. The area's climbing runs from 5.9 up to 5.11a, with sport and trad routes. Among the seven routes are Point of Diminishing Returns (5.9 sport), Lean on Me (5.10a sport) and The Delicate Sound of Falling (5.11a trad), all of which were first ascended by Elmo Mecsko or John Inglis. Wolf Point and Roof Utopia both sit about 0.1 mile away. Zig Zag and Tamanawas Falls are also close, and Cloud Cap Saddle campground is about half a mile off.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Cloud Cap Saddle

    Campground

    Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Crooked Tree Tavern & Grill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsJmasterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 19 mi from Mount Hood Villages

    Aviation and automobile museum in Oregon, United States

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Jmasterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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