Washington · Rock climbing · Spokane

Novice Rocks

Novice Rocks in Washington has 5 climbing routes across 5 grades.

5 routes
5.5 – 5.9
Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit Novice Rocks

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

    38° / 26°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    42° / 27°

    12 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 32°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 37°

    11 wet

  5. May

    70° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 50°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 56°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 47°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 38°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 31°

    13 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 26°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Felts Fld, WA, 0.4 mi away at 1,953 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Novice Rocks is a climbing area in Washington, about 0.8 miles from the town of Parkwater. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Other Rocks, Don Quixote Face and Secondary Face all about 0.1 mile away. The Granite Trail is 0.4 mile off, and the Tire Trail is 0.6 mile away. The climbing here is a mix of trad and mixed routes, with five routes in total. The grades run from 5.5 to 5.9 on the YDS scale, and the styles include both traditional and mixed climbing. The Regular Route is a trad 5.6, and The Cleft is a mixed 5.5. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 87°F with only about four wet days, while winter brings highs in the upper 30s and rain on roughly half the days.

Routes (5)