Mount Hull - Lower SW Face (Oroville)
Mount Hull - Lower SW Face (Oroville) in Washington has 24 climbing routes with mixed styles and 13 difficulty grades.
- 24 routes
- 5.3 – 5.11c
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Is Mount Hull - Lower SW Face (Oroville) open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Tonasket Ranger District. It doesn't name Mount Hull - Lower SW Face (Oroville), so check the source for the area it covers.
Sinlahekin Fire Closure Terminated on Tonasket Ranger District
Agency closure covering Tonasket Ranger District · Order 06-21-09-26-15 · USFS · Tonasket Ranger District
Colville National Forest Terminates Fire Public Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Colville National Forest · Order 06-21-00-26-14 · USFS · Colville National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tonasket Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Mount Hull - Lower SW Face (Oroville)
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
34° / 23°
Feb
42° / 26°
Mar
54° / 31°
Apr
64° / 37°
May
74° / 44°
Jun
79° / 50°
Jul
88° / 55°
Aug
87° / 54°
Sep
77° / 46°
Oct
61° / 37°
Nov
44° / 29°
Dec
34° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tonasket 4 Nne, WA, 6.8 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Mount Hull - Lower SW Face is a climbing area in the Tonasket Ranger District of Colville National Forest in northwest Washington, managed by the Forest Service. The Oroville area is the closest town. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tonasket show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 77°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. The West Wall and Big Butte - West Face climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away, and Big Butte is about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the Whistler Canyon Trail is about 1.7 miles away.
Routes (24)
Bonsai Crag(1)
Flying Pig Wall(4)
Hidden Valley(4)
Lost World Crag(2)
Lower Wall(4)
OTID Rock(2)
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