Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

CATT Crag

CATT Crag in Washington has 5 climbing routes on 3 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.6 – 5.8
Sport · Trad

Is CATT Crag 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 CATT Crag

Best months: April–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° / 21°

    16 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 23°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 27°

    12 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 32°

    9 wet

  5. May

    67° / 39°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 45°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 50°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 49°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 42°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 33°

    11 wet

  11. Nov

    42° / 27°

    15 wet

  12. Dec

    32° / 21°

    17 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Plain, WA, 16 mi away at 1,936 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

CATT Crag is a climbing area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The crag sits close to two other climbing areas, Bathtub Dome and Toon Town, both about a tenth of a mile away. The routes here are a mix of sport and trad climbing, with five in all. The sport routes run from 5.6 to 5.8, and the trad route, Kitten Crack, is 5.7. The sport routes include Kitten Caboodle and Feline Frolics, and the trad route Kitten Crack was first climbed by Viktor Kramar and Sean Woods in 2010. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Plain, about 16 miles away and roughly 1,000 feet lower, show July and August highs around 82°F with only about three wet days a month. Winter there runs much colder, with January highs near 34°F. For an overnight base, Bridge Creek Group Site is about 0.7 miles away, and Icicle Group Campground is about 1.4 miles off. Hikers can reach Fourth Of July Creek Trail at about 0.9 miles and Victoria Creek Trail at about 2.4 miles.

Routes (5)