Washington · Rock climbing · Spokane

East Face

East Face in Washington has 20 climbing routes across 11 grades.

20 routes
5.4 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit East Face

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

    38° / 26°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    42° / 27°

    12 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 32°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 37°

    11 wet

  5. May

    70° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 50°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 56°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 47°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 38°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 31°

    13 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 26°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Felts Fld, WA, 7.4 mi away at 1,953 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

East Face is a climbing area in the Iller Creek Conservation Area - Big Rock Addition in Washington, on county land. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Big Rock and West Face each about 0.1 mile away and Rocks of Sharon at a similar distance. The Bird Watching Boulder is about 0.2 mile off. The area has 20 routes, with 14 in sport style and 6 in trad. Grades run from 5.4 to 5.11a, with the median at 5.9. Among the named routes are East Country (5.4, sport), Castoff (5.7, trad) and Upchuck the Boogie (5.11a, sport). Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Spokane show July highs around 87°F with only about four wet days, while winter highs stay near freezing. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler.

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