Oregon · Bouldering · Redmond · Near Sisters

Bland Dragon

V7
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
May–Jun, Sep–Oct
best months

This is the hardest climb catalogued at Downstream Boulders, standing at the top of a V2-3 to V7 grade span across five routes at the crag.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Deschutes County Fairgrounds Expo Center

    Campground

    Campground · 4.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Niblick and greenes

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Nearby · Warmup-Hangout Zone · East · (5) Southern Tip
  • Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct

    Best time to visit Bland Dragon

    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

      44° / 25°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      48° / 25°

      7 wet

    3. Mar

      55° / 28°

      8 wet

    4. Apr

      60° / 31°

      8 wet

    5. May

      69° / 38°

      8 wet

    6. Jun

      77° / 43°

      5 wet

    7. Jul

      88° / 48°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      87° / 47°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      79° / 41°

      4 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 33°

      6 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 28°

      8 wet

    12. Dec

      42° / 23°

      9 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Redmond Roberts Fld, OR, 6 mi away at 3,043 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Downstream Boulders — the crag this route is on
Downstream Boulders, Oregon — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Warmup-Hangout ZonePhoto: OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)

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EastPhoto: OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)

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(1) Northeast FacePhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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(2) Llama WallPhoto: bill mulder from santa margarita, usa, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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(3) PhoenixPhoto: bill mulder from santa margarita, usa, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Gorilla CliffPhoto: clocky, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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