Smith Rock Bivouac Area
Campground
Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
Oregon · Rock climbing · Terrebonne · Near Sisters
Lethal Dose
- 5.11a
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
One of 17 routes catalogued at Star Wall, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's 5.10a to 5.12b range. First ascent: Alan Watts, Sean Olmstead.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Terrebone Depot Food & Drink
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains
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More in SistersLocal outfitters
- Smith Rock Climbing Guides3 mi away
- The Jug8 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Smith Rock BoulderingRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(2) Wildfire WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(3) Hand Job WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- (2) Windfall WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(4) Arrington ColumnsRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- (3) Catwalk CliffRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The TextbooksRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(5) Shakespeare CliffRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East SideRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Student WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
Homestead TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Northwest Rafting Company, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Smith RockSummit · ~1 min drive
- Odin FallsWaterfall · ~12 min drive
Steelhead Falls TrailMountain biking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Michael Campbell; Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Lethal Dose
Best months: May–June and September–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° / 25°
9 wet
Feb
48° / 25°
7 wet
Mar
55° / 28°
8 wet
Apr
60° / 31°
8 wet
May
69° / 38°
8 wet
Jun
77° / 43°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 48°
3 wet
Aug
87° / 47°
3 wet
Sep
79° / 41°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 33°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 28°
8 wet
Dec
42° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Redmond Roberts Fld, OR, 7.8 mi away at 3,043 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
