Washington · Rock climbing · Quincy

River View Point West Alcove

River View Point West Alcove in Washington has 12 sport climbing routes.

River View Point West AlcovePhoto: allynfolksjr, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
12 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Sport

Best time to visit River View Point West Alcove

Best months: March–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

    36° / 23°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 32°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 39°

    5 wet

  5. May

    73° / 47°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 53°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 59°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 58°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 50°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 39°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 29°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 23°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Quincy, WA, 15.2 mi away at 1,286 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

River View Point West Alcove is a sport climbing area in the Quincy Lakes unit of Washington, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. The surrounding area is dense with climbing, and several other crags sit within a tenth of a mile, including Clearview Crag, Sunset Park and Left. Riverview Point is about 0.3 miles away. The weather station at Quincy, about 15 miles away, records typical averages that make late spring and early fall the most comfortable times to climb. May typically brings highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, while July and August average about 87°F. The area's 12 routes are all sport climbs, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11b. Among them are Tunnel Vision at 5.8, Winter Sun and Fun at 5.9, and Traveling Wanna Be's at 5.11b, which was first climbed by Jim Yoder and Marlene Ford in October 2001.

Routes (12)

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