Centre
Centre in Washington has 10 climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.
- 10 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Centre
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, 15.1 mi away at 1,286 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Centre is a climbing area in Washington's Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. The complex also holds several other named climbing areas, including Clearview Crag, Riverview Columns and Riverview Point, all about 0.1 mile away. Bill's Wall sits about 0.2 mile off. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with sport making up most of the 10 routes. Grading runs from 5.8 to 5.11a. The YDS median is 5.10b. Among the routes are "A Genius Bruing" (5.10a) and "Killer Lob" (5.11a), both sport, and "Osama Bin Robbins" (5.8), a trad route first climbed by Mack Johnson. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the Quincy weather station, about 15 miles away, show May highs near 73°F and September highs near 78°F, with lows around 47°F to 50°F. Midsummer highs there average about 87°F.
Routes (10)
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