Smith Rock Bivouac Area
Campground
Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
Oregon · Rock climbing · Terrebonne · Near Sisters
Turning Point
- 5.10a
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
One of 17 climbs catalogued at Star Wall, this route sits at the lower end of the crag's 5.10a–5.12b range. First ascent by Chuck Buzzard and Eve Dearborn, March 1983.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Terrebone Depot Food & Drink
Restaurant
On your way back · 2 miIf it rains
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in SistersLocal outfitters
- Smith Rock Climbing Guides3 mi away
- The Jug8 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Smith Rock BoulderingRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(2) Wildfire WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(3) Hand Job WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- (2) Windfall WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(4) Arrington ColumnsRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- (3) Catwalk CliffRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The TextbooksRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
(5) Shakespeare CliffRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Jordan Beard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- East SideRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Student WallRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
Homestead TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: Northwest Rafting Company, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Smith RockSummit · ~1 min drive
- Odin FallsWaterfall · ~12 min drive
Steelhead Falls TrailMountain biking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Michael Campbell; Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Turning Point
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, 7.8 mi away at 3,043 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
