(6) Puddy's Tower
Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13a
- Sport
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Puddy's Tower is a sport climbing area in Smith Rock State Park in Oregon, on city-managed land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Cornerstone Buttress and The Monument Base Area each about 0.1 mile away, and (5) Little Three Finger Jack AKA The Alex Reed Memorial Wall at the same distance. The Wolf Tree Trail starts about 0.2 mile off. The area has 11 sport routes, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.13a. The hardest is The Next Episode at 5.13a, and the easiest is Kibbles 'n Bits at 5.8. Pure Sugar is 5.11c, and Silly Puddy is 5.12b/c. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Redmond run from highs around 69°F in May to 79°F in September, with July and August highs near 88°F. Winter highs there sit in the low 40s. Nearby, the Wolf Tree Trail and Summit Trail are both within half a mile. Skull Hollow campground is about 3.8 miles away, and Haystack Lake campground is about 8 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit (6) Puddy's Tower
Best months: May–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
44° / 25°
9 wet
Feb
48° / 25°
7 wet
Mar
55° / 28°
8 wet
Apr
60° / 31°
8 wet
May
69° / 38°
8 wet
Jun
77° / 43°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 48°
3 wet
Aug
87° / 47°
3 wet
Sep
79° / 41°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 33°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 28°
8 wet
Dec
42° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Redmond Roberts Fld, OR, 8.3 mi away at 3,043 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (11)
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