Airball Direct
- 5.9
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Airball Direct open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Fremont-Winema National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Fremont-Winema National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of 17 routes catalogued at 1st Wall, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range. First ascent by Dan Richartz (May 1976).
- Nearby · Rabbit Ears (Rogue) · Williamson River Cliffs · Crater Lake Bouldering
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Airball Direct
Best months: May–September. 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
39° / 19°
13 wet · 6 snow
Feb
44° / 22°
11 wet · 5 snow
Mar
50° / 25°
11 wet · 4 snow
Apr
57° / 28°
10 wet · 2 snow
May
66° / 33°
8 wet
Jun
75° / 37°
4 wet
Jul
85° / 42°
3 wet
Aug
84° / 41°
2 wet
Sep
77° / 34°
4 wet
Oct
64° / 27°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 24°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
39° / 19°
14 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chiloquin 12 Nw (Fort Klamath), OR, 8 mi away at 4,180 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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