Oregon · Bouldering · Bend

Grayskull

V1-
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr–Oct
best months

One of five routes catalogued at Castle, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from V0 to V2+.

  • Nearby · East · Warmup-Hangout Zone · Downstream Boulders
  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Grayskull

    Best months: April–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

      43° / 25°

      9 wet · 4 snow

    2. Feb

      46° / 24°

      7 wet · 3 snow

    3. Mar

      52° / 28°

      6 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      58° / 31°

      6 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      66° / 37°

      5 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 42°

      4 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 49°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      83° / 48°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      76° / 41°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 34°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      49° / 28°

      7 wet · 2 snow

    12. Dec

      41° / 23°

      8 wet · 4 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bend, OR, 13.1 mi away at 3,660 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Castle — the crag this route is on
Castle, Oregon — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington from Portland, America, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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