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Mossquito Wall

Mossquito Wall in Washington has 5 mixed, sport, and trad climbing routes.

5 routes

5.6 – 5.12

Mixed · Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Mossquito Wall

Best months: July–September. 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° / 31°
20 wet · 4 snow
Feb
47° / 32°
17 wet · 2 snow
Mar
52° / 34°
19 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 38°
18 wet
May
66° / 44°
16 wet
Jun
69° / 48°
13 wet
Jul
77° / 52°
7 wet
Aug
77° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
71° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
58° / 41°
16 wet
Nov
47° / 36°
20 wet · 2 snow
Dec
41° / 32°
20 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Baring, WA, 5.1 mi away at 770 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mossquito Wall is a climbing area in Washington's Forks of the Sky State Park, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other named climbing areas, with Lookout Point and Private Idaho each about 0.1 mile away. The wall's routes run from trad at 5.6 up to sport at 5.12, with mixed styles in between. Mossquito and Mossquerade are trad routes, and Frond Memories is a mixed 5.10a. Open Project AKA Moss Def is the sport route at 5.12. Two of the five routes are mixed, and two are trad. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July and August highs reach about 77°F with only around seven wet days a month, based on averages from the nearby Baring weather station. Winter brings highs in the low 40s and snow on four or five days a month. Within a short walk, Leovy Trail and Erinswood Trail are about half a mile away, and Heybrook Lookout is about 1.6 miles off for camping. Anderson Creek, about 2.6 miles away, offers canoeing.