Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Amphitheater Boulder

Amphitheater Boulder in Washington has 6 bouldering routes on rock with 3 difficulty grades.

Amphitheater BoulderPhoto: Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
V0- – V3
Bouldering

Is Amphitheater Boulder open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District.

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

Best time to visit Amphitheater Boulder

Best months: April–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.

  1. Jan

    34° / 19°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    42° / 21°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    52° / 26°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 32°

    7 wet

  5. May

    71° / 40°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 46°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 51°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 50°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 42°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 33°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 20°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leavenworth 3 S, WA, 2.4 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

Amphitheater Boulder is a bouldering area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington. It sits among a cluster of other boulders and trails, with Pimpsqueak Boulder and Spongebob Squarepad Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0- to V3. The easiest are Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum at V0-, and the hardest are The Amphitheater and Winterbottom Arete at V3. The route names suggest a playful, informal setting. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 78°F, with July and August peaking near 87°F. Bruce's Boulder Trail starts about 0.3 mile away, and Snow Lakes Trail is about half a mile off. For an overnight stay, Eightmile Group Site is about 2.2 miles away.

Routes (6)

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