Cliff Drive
21 sport climbing routes at Cliff Drive, Washington.
- 21 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11c
- Sport
Best time to visit Cliff Drive
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.
Jan
35° / 25°
14 wet
Feb
39° / 26°
11 wet
Mar
49° / 32°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 37°
10 wet
May
67° / 45°
10 wet
Jun
74° / 51°
8 wet
Jul
84° / 58°
4 wet
Aug
84° / 57°
3 wet
Sep
74° / 49°
5 wet
Oct
58° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
42° / 30°
13 wet
Dec
34° / 24°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Intl Ap, WA, 5.4 mi away at 2,353 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cliff Drive is a sport climbing area in Pioneer Park, a city-managed park in Spokane, Washington. It sits within the Spokane Area climbing region, about 0.3 miles away, and its 21 routes are all sport climbs. The routes run from about 5.6 to 5.11c on the YDS scale, with the median grade around 5.8. Among the named routes are Humpty Dumpty at 5.6, Cave of Ashes at 5.7, and Easy Street at 5.11c, which was first climbed by Turner in 2020. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 84°F with only three or four wet days a month, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. The Polly Judd Trail and Ponderosa Trail are both within about a mile and a half, and the Main Wall climbing area is about 5 miles away.
Routes (21)
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