Washington · Rock climbing · North Bend

Californication

Upper-middle difficulty among 73 routes at World Wall.

5.13a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Californication

Best months: July–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

    39° / 32°

    19 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    42° / 32°

    17 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    46° / 33°

    20 wet · 4 snow

  4. Apr

    51° / 36°

    19 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    59° / 42°

    17 wet

  6. Jun

    63° / 46°

    15 wet

  7. Jul

    70° / 51°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 52°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    64° / 47°

    12 wet

  10. Oct

    54° / 41°

    17 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 36°

    20 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 31°

    20 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar Lake, WA, 5.8 mi away at 1,560 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 73 routes catalogued at World Wall, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.9 to 5.14d span.

Photo of the crag

World Wall — the crag this route is on
World Wall, Washington — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Local businesses nearby

Outfitters and businesses near North Bend. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

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Rock Climbing business nearby (~21 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Rock Climbing business nearby (~27 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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