Main Face
Main Face in Washington has 41 climbing routes across 13 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 41 routes
- 5.4 – 5.11c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit Main Face
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
40° / 27°
Feb
48° / 30°
Mar
57° / 34°
Apr
65° / 40°
May
74° / 48°
Jun
80° / 54°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
88° / 59°
Sep
79° / 51°
Oct
64° / 40°
Nov
49° / 32°
Dec
38° / 26°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yakima #2, WA, 15 mi away at 1,142 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.
Main Face is a climbing area in Washington's Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex, land managed by State Fish and Wildlife. Spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from the Yakima #2 weather station, about 15 miles away, show May highs near 74°F and September highs near 79°F with lows around 51°F. That station sits roughly 900 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures at the wall run cooler. Midsummer highs at the station average 88°F in July and August, and winter highs drop to around 40°F. Main Face sits within a tenth of a mile of three other climbing areas: Orange Sunshine area, Underclass Overhang and Working Class Wall. The Tieton Nature Trail is just as close, and the Naches River is about 2.5 miles away for paddling.
Routes (41)
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