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Oregon · Rock climbing · Redmond · Near Sisters
Warmup-Hangout Zone
Photo: OSU Special Collections & Archives : Commons, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)- 15 routes
- V0 – V8
- Bouldering
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Warmup-Hangout Zone is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon's Prineville Deschutes Field Office, about 0.1 mile from the Main Area Boulders, Blobby Zone and Cline Falls Routes. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Downstream Boulders also within a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 15 routes spread across the V0 to V8 range. The easiest is Cane-clops at V0, and the hardest is High Desert Drifter at V8. Hey Jude is a V5 boulder with a first ascent by Kevin Piarulli in May 2020. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Redmond run from highs around 69°F in May to 79°F in September, with July and August highs near 88°F. Winter highs sit in the low 40s. The closest trails are the Unnamed BLM Trail, about 2.4 miles away, and Wrangler Road, Fat Rabbit Loop Trail and Stetson Trail, each about 2.7 miles off.
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More in SistersBest time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Warmup-Hangout Zone
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, 6 mi away at 3,043 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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