Lower Slabs
Lower Slabs in Washington has 7 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
- 7 routes
- 5.3 – 5.9
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Lower Slabs
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.
Jan
33° / 23°
10 wet
Feb
40° / 25°
8 wet
Mar
52° / 31°
8 wet
Apr
63° / 37°
6 wet
May
72° / 45°
7 wet
Jun
79° / 51°
6 wet
Jul
89° / 58°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
3 wet
Sep
78° / 48°
4 wet
Oct
61° / 38°
6 wet
Nov
43° / 29°
9 wet
Dec
33° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Omak Ap, WA, 11.8 mi away at 1,296 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Slabs is a climbing area in Washington managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Spokane Wenatchee Field Office. The surrounding land is part of that field office's holdings, and the name points to the slabby rock that makes up this part of the climbing terrain. The area holds seven routes, with five of them sport and two trad. The grades run from 5.3 to 5.9 on the YDS scale, with 5.6 as the median. Among the named routes are Nimby Crack (5.3, trad), Nimby Slab (5.4, sport), and Nimby Numbnuts (5.7, sport). For timing, late spring and early fall tend to be the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Omak put May highs around 72°F and September highs around 78°F, with July and August reaching about 89°F and winter highs near 33°F. Other climbing areas sit close by. South Wall is about 0.2 miles away, Middle Wall about 0.3 miles, and The Turret about 0.5 miles. The McLoughlin Canyon Trail is roughly 1.9 miles away for a break from the rock.
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