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Orange Wall
- 13 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11d
- Trad · Sport
- Mar–Oct
- best months
Orange Wall is a climbing area on Clackamas County land in Oregon, about a county facility or land unit in the county. It sits alongside several other named climbing areas, including Main Wall, Fourth Class Wall and Left Corner Wall, all within a tenth of a mile. The county manages the land. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Oregon City show July and August highs around 84°F with lows near 57°F, and September easing to about 78°F by day. Winters there are cool, with January highs near 48°F. The area has 13 climbing routes, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.11d. Seven are trad routes and six are sport. Among them are Route Crafters (5.8 sport) and The Orange Menace (5.11d sport).
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More in Mount Hood VillagesBest time to go · Mar–Oct
Best time to visit Orange 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.
Jan
48° / 37°
Feb
52° / 38°
Mar
58° / 40°
Apr
64° / 43°
May
71° / 48°
Jun
76° / 53°
Jul
84° / 57°
Aug
84° / 57°
Sep
78° / 53°
Oct
65° / 47°
Nov
53° / 41°
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.
Routes (13)
[Redacted]FA: Chuck Buzzard, John & Patrick Jackson, 9-885.10+OrangotangFA: Nate Ball, Erik Edberg, 8/185.10aTangerine DreamFA: Robert McGown & Keith Jackson, 3/895.10aWild Blue YonderFA: Wallace & McGown, 4/895.10cSurfing with the AlienFA: Wayne Wallace, Tim Olson, 10/885.10dWhere the Wild Things RoamFA: Wallace & McGown, 5/895.11+ComfortizerFA: Dave Sowerby, 5/93 (full)5.11bAgent OrangeFA: Wayne Wallace & Bob McGown, 3/895.11dThe Orange MenaceFA: Gamble, Erickson, and Whitbeck5.11dRoute CraftersFA: Chuck Buzzard & Jeff Turner, 6/885.8Cornick's CornerFA: Curt Cornick & Chuck Buzzard, 6/885.9Feat of ClayFA: Clay Nichols, '945.9GraduationFA: John Jackson, 6/885.9
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