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Balloon Knot

5.9
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Jun–Sep
best months

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The Forest Service lists 5 alerts for Mt. Hood National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Mt. Hood National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of 31 climbs catalogued at French's Dome, this route sits in the middle of the crag's 5.4–5.13a range. First ascent by Becca Tarbox and Tristan Burnham.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    McNeil Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.0 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Philip Foster Farm

    Museum

    Museum · 24 mi from Mount Hood Villages

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  • Nearby · Mt. Hood National Forest · Beacon Rock Bouldering · North Forest Boulders
  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Balloon Knot

    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.

    1. Jan

      37° / 26°

      20 wet

    2. Feb

      38° / 26°

      17 wet

    3. Mar

      41° / 28°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      45° / 31°

      18 wet

    5. May

      54° / 36°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      59° / 41°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      69° / 48°

      4 wet

    8. Aug

      70° / 48°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      64° / 45°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 37°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      42° / 30°

      18 wet

    12. Dec

      35° / 26°

      21 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Government Camp, OR, 8.8 mi away at 3,980 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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