Washington · Rock climbing · North Bend

(d) AWOL

AWOL is a Washington climbing crag with 9 routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.

9 routes
5.9 – 5.11b
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit (d) AWOL

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, 5.7 mi away at 1,560 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

(d) AWOL is a climbing area in Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area in Washington, managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots, with (a) Blackstone, (b) Repo I and (c) Repo II all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here ranges from trad and sport routes with grades from 5.9 up to 5.11b. The route count is nine, and the hardest is Situation Room, a 5.11b sport route. The median grade is 5.10b, and the easiest is Goddess Crack Start Variation, a 5.9 trad route. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cedar Lake put July and August highs in the low 70s, with fewer than 10 wet days in each month, while winter brings highs near 40 and regular snow from December through February.

Routes (9)

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