Rocky Butte
- 12 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Trad · Bouldering
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Rocky Butte is a climbing area in Portland, Oregon, set within the Rocky Butte Natural Area on city land. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, with c. Silver Bullet Bluff, d. Video Bluff and f. Wizard Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The area offers a mix of trad and bouldering routes. Of the 12 routes listed, eight are trad and four are bouldering. The trad routes run from about 5.8 to 5.11a, and the bouldering from V0 to V3. Pandemic-Doodle is a 5.8 trad route, and Poodle With a Mohawk is a 5.11a trad route with a first ascent in 1987. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 82°F with only about four wet days a month, while winter months bring highs in the mid-40s and rain on 20 days a month.
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Rocky Butte
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
46° / 36°
20 wet
Feb
51° / 37°
17 wet
Mar
56° / 40°
19 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
17 wet
May
69° / 48°
14 wet
Jun
74° / 53°
9 wet
Jul
82° / 57°
4 wet
Aug
82° / 57°
4 wet
Sep
76° / 53°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 46°
14 wet
Nov
52° / 41°
18 wet
Dec
46° / 36°
20 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Portland Wfo, OR, 1.4 mi away at 21 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Routes (12)
a. Poodle Pinnacle(3)
b. Trivial Wall(4)
Dingus, The(1)
e. Bill's Buttress(1)
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d. Video Bluff
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d. Video Bluff in Oregon has 16 routes with 11 difficulty grades, offering sport, top-rope, and trad climbing.
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f. Wizard Wall
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f. Wizard Wall in Oregon has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering top-rope and trad options.
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g. Far East Wall
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g. Far East Wall in Oregon has 8 routes with sport, top-rope, and trad climbing.
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h. Warrior Wall
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h. Warrior Wall in Oregon has 11 climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
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i. Mean Street
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i. Mean Street in Oregon has 12 climbing routes with 10 difficulty grades, offering sport, top-rope, and trad styles.
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j. Toothpick Wall
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j. Toothpick Wall in Oregon has 23 climbing routes with 14 difficulty grades.
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k. Breakfast Cracks
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k. Breakfast Cracks is a 6-route climbing crag in Oregon with 6 difficulty grades.
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m. Joseph Wood Hill Park
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2 bouldering routes in Oregon at m. Joseph Wood Hill Park.
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Highball wall
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Highball wall in Oregon has 5 climbing routes on bouldering pads.
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l. Wall of Shadows
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11-route climbing crag in Oregon with sport and trad options.
