Washington · Rock climbing · Oroville

North Canyon (Frog Pond Trail)

10 climbing routes in Washington, grades range from 7 difficulty levels, sport and trad.

10 routes
5.5 – 5.10d
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit North Canyon (Frog Pond Trail)

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.

  1. Jan

    34° / 23°

  2. Feb

    42° / 26°

  3. Mar

    54° / 31°

  4. Apr

    64° / 37°

  5. May

    74° / 44°

  6. Jun

    79° / 50°

  7. Jul

    88° / 55°

  8. Aug

    87° / 54°

  9. Sep

    77° / 46°

  10. Oct

    61° / 37°

  11. Nov

    44° / 29°

  12. Dec

    34° / 24°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tonasket 4 Nne, WA, 8.8 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

North Canyon (Frog Pond Trail) is a climbing area in Washington on Bureau of Land Management land within the Spokane Wenatchee Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas, with North Canyon - Sleeping Turtle Rock just 0.1 mile away and West Side and South Side each about 0.2 mile off. The Whistler Canyon Trail is 0.4 mile away for anyone who wants to pair a hike with the climbing. The area has 10 routes, with seven sport routes and three trad routes. Grades run from 5.5 to 5.10d, with the hardest being Antithesis at 5.10d. Sport climbers will find Before and After Science at 5.5 and No Sweat Arete at 5.6, while The Narrows Direct is a trad option at 5.8. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tonasket show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 77°F, with July and August peaking near 88°F. That station sits about 520 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run a little cooler.

Routes (10)

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West SidePhoto: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)

West Side

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South SidePhoto: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)

South Side

~0 min drive

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West FacePhoto: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)

West Face

~1 min drive

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East SidePhoto: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

East Side

~31 min drive

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Little West CanyonPhoto: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Little West Canyon

~31 min drive

Little West Canyon in Washington has 3 climbing routes ranging from easy to hard.

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~0 min drive

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~0 min drive

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~0 min drive

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