Launch Escape System
- 5.12-
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- May–Oct
- best months
One of 11 climbs catalogued at Dream Wall, this route sits near the top of the crag's range. First ascent by JD Merritt 05/2020.
- Nearby · Skinner Butte (aka The Columns) · Eagles Rest · (E) Sun Deck
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Launch Escape System
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, 16.8 mi away at 1,275 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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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