Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Contractor Rock

Contractor Rock in Washington has 6 mixed and sport climbing routes across 4 grades.

6 routes
5.6 – 5.10-
Sport · Mixed

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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 Contractor Rock

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, 1.3 mi away at 1,128 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Contractor Rock is a climbing area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. It sits just a few hundred yards from Mountaineer's Dome and Contractor's Areas and Surf City, so the names are often linked together in the same cluster. The climbing here is sport climbing, with one mixed route, and the grade range is 5.6 through 5.10-. Six routes are listed, including Plumb Bob at 5.6 and Pipe Leak at 5.10-, which is the hardest. Most of them were first ascended by Don and Joyce Cossel, with Jim Phillips on a few. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show July and August highs around 87°F with lows near 50°F, and those months also see the fewest wet days of the year. Snow Lakes Trail starts about 0.8 miles away, and Eightmile Group Site offers camping about 3 miles off. Peshastin Creek, a paddling spot, is roughly 6 miles away.

Routes (6)

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