Axe to Fall
- 5.13
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Located in the Sky Burial sector at Lookout Point, this climb sits in the middle range of the seven routes catalogued here, which span from 5.12 to 5.14-. First ascent by JDM 6-4-2020.
- Nearby · Skinner Butte (aka The Columns) · The R.I.P. · Pet Cemetary Wall
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Axe to Fall
Best months: June–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
47° / 37°
19 wet
Feb
50° / 38°
17 wet
Mar
54° / 40°
19 wet
Apr
59° / 42°
18 wet
May
65° / 47°
14 wet
Jun
71° / 51°
9 wet
Jul
80° / 55°
4 wet
Aug
80° / 54°
4 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 47°
13 wet
Nov
52° / 42°
18 wet
Dec
46° / 37°
20 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lookout Pt Dam, OR, 4.4 mi away at 712 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Skinner Butte (aka The Columns)
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