Ancient Lakes Coulee
Ancient Lakes Coulee in Washington has 7 climbing routes on 7 distinct difficulty grades.
Photo: ray_explores, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Ancient Lakes Coulee
Best months: March–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
36° / 23°
7 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 32°
5 wet
Apr
63° / 39°
5 wet
May
73° / 47°
4 wet
Jun
79° / 53°
3 wet
Jul
87° / 59°
2 wet
Aug
87° / 58°
2 wet
Sep
78° / 50°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
47° / 29°
7 wet
Dec
36° / 23°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Quincy, WA, 6.9 mi away at 1,286 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Ancient Lakes Coulee is a climbing area in the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex in Washington, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex, and the nearest town is Quincy, about 7 miles away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Quincy weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, with July and August peaking near 87°F. Judith Pond West is the closest climbing area, about half a mile away. Button Boulder and Coyote Cobble are both roughly 8 miles off, and Bouldering at Vantage is about 8 miles away.
Routes (7)
Ancient Lakes North(3)
Ancient Lakes West(4)
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