Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Fern Gully

Fern Gully in Washington has 3 bouldering routes across 3 difficulty grades.

Fern GullyPhoto: Buidhe, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
V3-4 – V9
Bouldering

Is Fern Gully open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Wenatchee River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Fern Gully

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, 2 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Fern Gully is a bouldering area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of Washington's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The climbing here is bouldering only, with three routes listed on OpenBeta. They range from V3-4 to V9, with the most common grade falling around V6. The routes are Chubby Fairy, Chubby Fairy Variation and Indigenous. The closest neighbors are Hexxus Boulder, about 0.1 mile away, and Bulletin Boulders, about 0.2 mile away. Snow Lakes Trail sits about 0.3 mile off, and Eightmile Group Site offers camping about 2.5 miles away.

Routes (3)

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