Rocks of Sharon
Rocks of Sharon in Washington has 18 climbing routes across 14 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.
- 18 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12c
- Sport · Bouldering · Trad
Best time to visit Rocks of Sharon
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.
Jan
38° / 26°
14 wet
Feb
42° / 27°
12 wet
Mar
51° / 32°
13 wet
Apr
60° / 37°
11 wet
May
70° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 50°
8 wet
Jul
87° / 56°
4 wet
Aug
86° / 55°
3 wet
Sep
76° / 47°
6 wet
Oct
60° / 38°
10 wet
Nov
45° / 31°
13 wet
Dec
37° / 26°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Felts Fld, WA, 7.4 mi away at 1,953 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
Rocks of Sharon is a climbing area in Washington, set within the Iller Creek Conservation Area - Big Rock Addition on county land. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with Big Rock and East Face just 0.1 mile away and West Face and The Bird Watching Boulder at the same short distance. That makes it an easy-to-put-together day for climbers who want to sample several spots close together. The climbing here is sport-oriented, with 15 sport routes among the 18 listed. Grades run from 5.5 up to 5.12c, and two boulder problems are also on the books. The hardest sport route is Visionary Spastic at 5.12c, while Switchblade starts at 5.5. The area also includes the bouldering at The Bird Watching Boulder. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Spokane show July highs around 87°F with only about four wet days, while winter highs there sit in the upper 30s. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The Stevens Creek Trail and Upper Valley Trail are both within half a mile, and Iller Creek Loop is about 1.6 miles away for a longer outing.
Routes (18)
Aggro Rock(2)
Rookie Wall, The(4)
Switchback Wall(3)
Warm up boulder(2)
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