Mountain Ears Route
- 5.6
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Mountain Ears Route open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Umatilla National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Umatilla National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of 133 routes catalogued at Spring Mountain, this climb sits in the lower-to-middle range of the crag's 5.4 to 5.12d span. First ascent by Kevin Pogue.
- Nearby · Strings · Fiddlers Hell · Concert Hall
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Mountain Ears Route
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
37° / 21°
17 wet
Feb
40° / 22°
15 wet
Mar
46° / 24°
17 wet
Apr
52° / 29°
15 wet
May
61° / 34°
14 wet
Jun
68° / 39°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 42°
4 wet
Aug
79° / 40°
4 wet
Sep
70° / 34°
6 wet
Oct
57° / 29°
11 wet
Nov
43° / 26°
15 wet
Dec
35° / 20°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meacham, OR, 9.9 mi away at 3,723 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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