Washington · Rock climbing · Wilderness Rim

North Bend & Vicinity

Diverse Washington climbing near North Bend with multiple crags and varied routes.

6 routes
5.3 – 5.10a
Sport · Bouldering

Best time to visit North Bend & Vicinity

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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 32°

    19 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    42° / 32°

    17 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    46° / 33°

    20 wet · 4 snow

  4. Apr

    51° / 36°

    19 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    59° / 42°

    17 wet

  6. Jun

    63° / 46°

    15 wet

  7. Jul

    70° / 51°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 52°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    64° / 47°

    12 wet

  10. Oct

    54° / 41°

    17 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 36°

    20 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 31°

    20 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar Lake, WA, 2.5 mi away at 1,560 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

North Bend & Vicinity is a climbing area in Washington, about 1.6 miles from the town of Cedar Falls. It sits close to several hiking trails, including the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail and Rattlesnake Ledge Trail, both about 0.9 miles away, and the South Fork Levee Trail at roughly 1.4 miles. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Cedar Lake weather station, about 2.5 miles away, show July and August highs around 70°F with only eight or nine wet days a month, while winter brings highs near 39°F and regular snow days. The area has six climbing routes, five of them sport routes with grades from 5.3 up to 5.10+. The Ladder is the easiest at 5.3, and Flesh Crumbles is the hardest at 5.10+. The Blackstone climbing area lies about 3.4 miles away.

Routes (6)

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