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Oregon · Rock climbing · Terrebonne · Near Sisters
Red Wall Boulders
Photo: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Red Wall Boulders is a bouldering area within Smith Rock State Park in Oregon, on city-managed land. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Red Wall and Lizard Boulder areas each about 0.1 mile away, and Easy's Playhouse at a similar distance. The boulders here are all rated in the V0 to V3 range, with the hardest at V3, and the routes are listed as bouldering only. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Redmond show May highs around 69°F and September highs near 79°F, while July and August average highs in the upper 80s. Several short hikes start close by, including the Homestead Trail and Canyon Trail, each about 0.2 mile away. For an overnight stay, Skull Hollow campground is about 4 miles off.
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More in SistersBest time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Red Wall Boulders
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, 7.9 mi away at 3,043 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (9)
(A) Red Clot Block(2)
(B) Simple Simon(1)
(C) The Blob(3)
(D) Red Dare Block(3)
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