Spence Mountain Bouldering
- 5 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering
- May–Jun, Sep
- best months
Spence Mountain Bouldering is a bouldering area in Oregon, about 5 miles from the Running Y Ranch. It sits among a cluster of hiking trails, with several routes within a mile of the boulders. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes spread across the V0 to V7 range. The easiest is Crackin' Jenny's Teacup at V0, and the hardest is Full Nelson at V7. Half Nelson is a V4, and Black Sails is a V5+. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Keno weather station show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 79°F, with July and August peaking near 88°F. Hikers can pair a session on the boulders with the South Ridge Trail or Lower Hooligan, both about 0.3 miles away, or Queen of the Lake at 0.5 miles. The Spence Peak Trail is about 2.4 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Jun, Sep
Best time to visit Spence Mountain Bouldering
Best months: May–June and 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
41° / 21°
12 wet
Feb
46° / 23°
10 wet
Mar
52° / 26°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 30°
10 wet
May
68° / 37°
8 wet
Jun
77° / 43°
5 wet
Jul
88° / 49°
3 wet
Aug
87° / 47°
2 wet
Sep
79° / 39°
3 wet
Oct
64° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
49° / 25°
10 wet
Dec
40° / 21°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Keno, OR, 16.4 mi away at 4,128 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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