Oregon · Rock climbing · Cascade Locks · Near Mount Hood Villages

Classic Route

5.4
grade
Trad Gear
style
Mar–Oct
best months

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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 the two climbs catalogued at Rooster Rock within Portland & The Gorge, and the easier of the pair. First ascent by Raymond Conway, April 11, 1915.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Oxbow Regional Park Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.7 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Harlow House Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 6.4 mi from Mount Hood Villages

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

More in Mount Hood Villages

Local outfitters

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  • Nearby · North Forest Boulders · Beacon Rock Bouldering · Stratosphere
  • Best time to go · Mar–Oct

    Best time to visit Classic Route

    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, 6.7 mi away at 33 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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North Forest BouldersPhoto: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Beacon Rock BoulderingPhoto: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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