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Left Corner Wall

10 routes
5.9 – 5.12a
Trad · Sport
Mar–Oct
best months

Left Corner Wall is a climbing area on county land in Oregon, managed by Clackamas County. It sits within Clackamas County's own county facility or land, about 7.5 miles from the town of Oregon City. The climbing is close to several other walls, with Orange Wall and Fourth Class Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The routes here run from about 5.9 to 5.12a on the YDS scale, and the climbing is a mix of trad and sport. Trad routes make up most of the options, with sport routes like Verbal (5.11a) and Talk, Talk, Talk (5.12a) standing out. The most experienced climbers will find Talk, Talk, Talk, a sport route at the top of the range, while Patrick's Dihedral (5.9) is a trad option that's easier to get on. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. At a nearby weather station in Oregon City, typical averages run to highs around 71°F in May and 78°F in September, with summer highs in the mid-80s. Winter is cool, with typical January highs near 48°F and lows around 37°F. For more time on the county's trails, Cazadero Trail is about 3 miles away and the East Buttes Power Line Corridor Trail is roughly 4 miles off. Paddlers can head to Abernethy Creek, about 6 miles away, or Deep Creek, just beyond it.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Barton Park Camping

    Campground

    Campground · 2.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Papa Murphy's

    Fast food

    On your way back · 2 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Philip Foster Farm

    Museum

    On your way back · 6 mi

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Oct

    Best time to visit Left Corner Wall

    Best months: March–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

      48° / 37°

    2. Feb

      52° / 38°

    3. Mar

      58° / 40°

    4. Apr

      64° / 43°

    5. May

      71° / 48°

    6. Jun

      76° / 53°

    7. Jul

      84° / 57°

    8. Aug

      84° / 57°

    9. Sep

      78° / 53°

    10. Oct

      65° / 47°

    11. Nov

      53° / 41°

    12. Dec

      47° / 36°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oregon City, OR, 7.5 mi away at 167 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.