Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Litter Box Boulder

Litter Box Boulder in Washington has 6 bouldering routes across 5 difficulty grades.

Litter Box BoulderPhoto: bgreenlee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
V7 – V12
Bouldering

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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 Litter Box Boulder

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, 2.6 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Litter Box Boulder is a bouldering area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Central Park and Japanese Gardens both about 0.1 mile away and Bruce's Boulder Trail about 0.2 mile off. The area has six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V7 to V12. The hardest is Poatan at V12, and the routes include Fresh Step (V7), Tidy Cat (V8), Fancy Feast (V9) and Cat Claw (V10). Nine Lives, a V10, was first climbed by Owen Massey. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show July and August highs around 87°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-30s. That station sits about 866 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run cooler.

Routes (6)

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