The Crimp
- 5.12b/c
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
- May–Sep
- best months
Is The Crimp open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Fremont-Winema National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Fremont-Winema National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
One of 17 routes catalogued at 1st Wall, this climb sits near the top of the grade span found at the crag. TR Bill Byrnes, Grover Shipman (Summer 2004).
- Nearby · Rabbit Ears (Rogue) · Williamson River Cliffs · Crater Lake Bouldering
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit The Crimp
Best months: May–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
39° / 19°
13 wet · 6 snow
Feb
44° / 22°
11 wet · 5 snow
Mar
50° / 25°
11 wet · 4 snow
Apr
57° / 28°
10 wet · 2 snow
May
66° / 33°
8 wet
Jun
75° / 37°
4 wet
Jul
85° / 42°
3 wet
Aug
84° / 41°
2 wet
Sep
77° / 34°
4 wet
Oct
64° / 27°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 24°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
39° / 19°
14 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chiloquin 12 Nw (Fort Klamath), OR, 8 mi away at 4,180 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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