Hardly Boiled (Low Start)
- V4
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Hardly Boiled (Low Start) open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Willamette National Forest. It doesn't name Hardly Boiled (Low Start), so check the source for the area it covers.
Cedar Creek Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Willamette National Forest · Order 06-18-10-26-04 · USFS · Willamette National Forest
FIRE CLOSURES: Current wildfire closures on the Willamette National Forest
Agency alert covering Willamette National Forest · USFS · Willamette National Forest
2026 Active Wildfire
Agency alert covering Middle Fork Ranger District · USFS · Middle Fork Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Willamette National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Located in the Warm-up sector at Tumble Creek, this climb sits in the middle range of the nine routes catalogued at the crag.
- Nearby · Skinner Butte (aka The Columns) · Menagerie Wilderness · Tumble Creek
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Hardly Boiled (Low Start)
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
44° / 31°
16 wet · 1 snow
Feb
49° / 32°
14 wet · 1 snow
Mar
54° / 34°
16 wet · 1 snow
Apr
59° / 37°
15 wet
May
66° / 43°
11 wet
Jun
71° / 47°
7 wet
Jul
80° / 51°
3 wet
Aug
81° / 50°
2 wet
Sep
76° / 45°
5 wet
Oct
63° / 40°
10 wet
Nov
49° / 35°
15 wet
Dec
42° / 32°
17 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oakridge Fish Hatchery, OR, 9.4 mi away at 1,275 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Skinner Butte (aka The Columns)
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Photo: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Menagerie Wilderness
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