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(8)Sunset Wall

8 routes
5.7 – 5.12b/c
Sport
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

Sunset Wall is a sport climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Medford Butte Falls Field Office in Oregon. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Dominator Wall, Rainy Day Cave and Jane's Buttress all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.7 up to 5.12b/c. The median grade is 5.10-, so the area suits climbers looking for a range of bolted options. Science Barbie is the easiest route at 5.7, and Pleasure Victim is the hardest at 5.12b/c. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the Lost Creek Dam weather station, about 11 miles away, show May highs near 72°F and September highs near 84°F, while July and August average around 90°F. That station sits roughly 1,600 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Paddlers can head to Evans Creek, about 4 miles away, or Trail Creek, about 5 miles away. Trail A, a hike about 8.5 miles off, rounds out the options.

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

    Best time to visit (8)Sunset Wall

    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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