Iron Wire
- V3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Jun–Sep
- best months
One of five routes catalogued at The 4.5 boulder, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's V1 to V4- range. First ascent by Nick Koch.
- Nearby · Menagerie Wilderness · Skinner Butte (aka The Columns) · Redneck Rivierra
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Iron Wire
Best months: June–September. 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
43° / 36°
20 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 37°
18 wet · 1 snow
Mar
52° / 38°
21 wet · 1 snow
Apr
57° / 41°
20 wet
May
65° / 46°
16 wet
Jun
71° / 51°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 56°
5 wet
Aug
81° / 56°
4 wet
Sep
74° / 53°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 46°
14 wet
Nov
49° / 40°
19 wet
Dec
43° / 37°
21 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Detroit Dam, OR, 13.1 mi away at 1,220 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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