Oregon · Rock climbing · Welches · Near Mount Hood Villages

Upper Tier Access Route

5.6
grade
Trad Gear
style
Jun–Sep
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Zigzag Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Zigzag Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of the easier routes at Hunchback Wall, where climbs span from 5.6 to 5.11.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Tollgate

    Campground

    Campground · 2.2 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Zig Zag Inn

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsIan Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Philip Foster Farm

    Museum

    Museum · 20 mi from Mount Hood Villages

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

More in Mount Hood Villages

Local outfitters

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  • Nearby · Mt. Hood National Forest · The Swine (aka Enola Hill) · Salmon River Slab
  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Upper Tier Access Route

    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.

    1. Jan

      41° / 33°

      20 wet

    2. Feb

      46° / 33°

      18 wet

    3. Mar

      51° / 35°

      20 wet

    4. Apr

      57° / 39°

      19 wet

    5. May

      64° / 44°

      16 wet

    6. Jun

      69° / 49°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 53°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      79° / 52°

      4 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 48°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 42°

      14 wet

    11. Nov

      47° / 37°

      20 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 32°

      21 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Three Lynx, OR, 15.7 mi away at 1,120 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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