Private Idaho
24-route climbing crag in Washington with mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 24 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12d
- Trad · Mixed · Sport
Best time to visit Private Idaho
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.
Private Idaho is a climbing area in Washington's Forks of the Sky state park, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Mossquito Wall and Lookout Point both about 0.1 mile away. The area has 24 routes, with trad climbing the most common style, and mixed and sport routes also represented. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12d, with the median around 5.10+. Tea Bag, a 5.12d sport route, and Eraserhead, a 5.11b sport route, are among the more notable ones. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Baring weather station show July and August highs around 77°F with only about seven wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the low 40s and frequent snow days. The Leovy Trail and Erinswood Trail are both about half a mile away. Heybrook Lookout campground is roughly 1.6 miles off, and Camp Huston is about 6 miles away.
Routes (24)
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