Oregon · Rock climbing · Troutdale · Near Mount Hood Villages

Big Bird

5.10+
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–Oct
best months

Is Big Bird open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

As of · Source: USFS · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of 27 routes catalogued at Hanging Gardens, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range between 5.6 and 5.12c/d.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Portland Fairview RV Park

    Campground

    Campground · 3.2 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Harlow House Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 1 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)

More in Mount Hood Villages

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Best time to go · Mar–Oct

    Best time to visit Big Bird

    Best months: March–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

      44° / 35°

    2. Feb

      49° / 37°

    3. Mar

      55° / 39°

    4. Apr

      60° / 42°

    5. May

      68° / 48°

    6. Jun

      73° / 52°

    7. Jul

      81° / 56°

    8. Aug

      81° / 56°

    9. Sep

      75° / 51°

    10. Oct

      63° / 46°

    11. Nov

      51° / 40°

    12. Dec

      45° / 36°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Troutdale, OR, 1 mi away at 33 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.