Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Bear Cave Crag

Bear Cave Crag in Washington has 6 traditional climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

6 routes
5.8 – 5.10a
Trad

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Alert in the area

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

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Best time to visit Bear Cave Crag

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, 2.8 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.

Bear Cave Crag is a climbing area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Dildome about 0.2 miles away and Midnight Rock about 0.3 miles away, so it works well as part of a day spent exploring the surrounding crags. The area has six trad routes, all rated between 5.8 and 5.10-. Sweet and Low is the easiest at 5.8, and Double Wide and Gutterball are among the hardest at 5.10a and 5.10-. The routes were first ascended by Brad Metz and Danielle Szabo between 2007 and 2011. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show July and August highs around 87°F with only about three wet days a month, while winter highs sit near 34°F. That station sits roughly 1,600 feet below the crag, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. The Tumwater Penstock Trail is about half a mile away, and the Bridge Creek Group Site offers camping about 4 miles off.

Routes (6)

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