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(6)Rainy Day Cave

9 routes
5.10a – 5.12b
Sport
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Rainy Day Cave is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Medford Butte Falls Field Office in Oregon. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Dominator Wall, Jane's Buttress and The Cathedral all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.10a to 5.12b. Chinese Water Torture is the easiest at 5.10a, and Welcome to Oregon is the hardest at 5.12b. The area's name, Rainy Day Cave, pairs with the weather station at Lost Creek Dam, about 11 miles away, which records typical averages of 90°F highs in July and August and 31°F lows in December and January. That station sits roughly 1,600 feet lower than the cave, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. For more time on the water, Evans Creek and Trail Creek are both canoeing spots within about 5 miles. Trail A and Viewpoint Mike Trail are hikes roughly 8 to 10 miles away.

  • Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit (6)Rainy Day Cave

    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.

    1. Jan

      49° / 31°

      17 wet

    2. Feb

      54° / 31°

      14 wet

    3. Mar

      59° / 34°

      16 wet

    4. Apr

      63° / 37°

      14 wet

    5. May

      72° / 43°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      80° / 47°

      6 wet

    7. Jul

      90° / 52°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      90° / 51°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      84° / 45°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      70° / 38°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      55° / 34°

      15 wet

    12. Dec

      47° / 31°

      18 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lost Creek Dam, OR, 10.9 mi away at 1,580 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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