Washington · Rock climbing · Quincy

Riverview Columns

Riverview Columns in Washington has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.8 – 5.10d
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Riverview Columns

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 mi away at 1,286 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Riverview Columns is a climbing area in Washington's Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. Several other climbing areas sit right next to it, including Bill's Wall, Millennium Wall and (d) Coyote Wall, each about 0.1 mile away, so the whole cluster makes an easy-to-reach destination for climbers exploring the area. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with sport routes making up five of the eight listed. The grades run from 5.8 to 5.10d, with a median of 5.10a. The hardest route is The Inverted Trance of a Rapturous Nocternity, a 5.10d sport climb, and Aeolachrymation, a 5.8 sport route, is the easiest. Climbers will find a range of styles to choose from, including the trad route Dusk and Her Embrace at 5.10a. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable, with typical averages from a nearby weather station in Quincy showing May highs around 73°F and September highs around 78°F, with fewer wet days than the cooler months. That station sits at a similar elevation to the climbing area, so its figures should be a fair guide to conditions here.

Routes (8)

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