Smith Rock Bivouac Area
Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Oregon · Rock climbing · Terrebonne · Near Sisters
Deffenbaugh Flake
- 5.10a
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
One of 14 routes catalogued at The Wombat, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's 5.0 to 5.12d span. First ascent by Mark Deffenbaugh 2007.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Terrebone Depot Food & Drink
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 miIf it rains
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More in SistersLocal outfitters
- Smith Rock Climbing Guides3 mi away
- The Jug9 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Mud PileRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(vv)Staender RidgeRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The TextbooksRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Student WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Reproductive WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(4) Arrington ColumnsRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- (2) Windfall WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(3) Hand Job WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- (1) Parched Cat Cliff (aka Cox Rocks)Rock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- (5) Jungle LandRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Deffenbaugh Flake
Best months: May–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.
Jan
42° / 23°
10 wet · 2 snow
Feb
45° / 23°
9 wet · 2 snow
Mar
51° / 25°
10 wet · 1 snow
Apr
57° / 27°
10 wet
May
66° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 37°
7 wet
Jul
84° / 41°
4 wet
Aug
83° / 41°
3 wet
Sep
75° / 36°
4 wet
Oct
62° / 30°
8 wet
Nov
48° / 26°
11 wet · 1 snow
Dec
41° / 22°
11 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grizzly, OR, 13.6 mi away at 3,635 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
