Lower Band
Lower Band in Washington has 38 climbing routes across 19 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 38 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11c
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Lower Band
Best months: March–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.
Jan
42° / 29°
11 wet
Feb
48° / 31°
8 wet
Mar
58° / 36°
8 wet
Apr
66° / 42°
7 wet
May
75° / 50°
6 wet
Jun
82° / 56°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 62°
2 wet
Aug
90° / 61°
2 wet
Sep
81° / 53°
3 wet
Oct
66° / 43°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 35°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 30°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kennewick, WA, 14.5 mi away at 390 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Band is a climbing area on Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge in Washington, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It sits within the refuge's network of trails and climbing spots, with the Upper Band climbing area and the Upper Cliff climber's trail both about 0.3 miles away. The area has 38 routes, with sport climbing making up the majority at 22 routes and traditional climbing at 13. Grades run from 5.3 to 5.11c, with the median at 5.9. Among the named routes are Irrelevance Within, a 5.3 trad climb, and Hang Loose, a 5.11c trad route. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Kennewick show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 81°F, while July and August average highs near 90°F.
