Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

Roto Wall

Roto Wall in Washington has 5 climbing routes across 4 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Roto WallPhoto: Laurel Fan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.4 – 5.8
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Roto Wall open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Wenatchee River Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Wenatchee River Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Roto Wall

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

    34° / 19°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    42° / 21°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    52° / 26°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 32°

    7 wet

  5. May

    71° / 40°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 46°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 51°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 50°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 42°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 33°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 26°

    13 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 20°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leavenworth 3 S, WA, 3.2 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

Roto Wall is a climbing area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Straightaway Boulders, The Millennium Boulder and Eagle Feather Buttress all about 0.1 mile away. The area has five routes, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.8 on the YDS scale. Three are trad routes, one is a sport route and one is a mixed route. The Roto Route is the hardest at 5.8, and Easy Cracks is the easiest at 5.4. Summer is the warmest stretch for climbing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show July and August highs around 87°F with lows near 50°F and only about three wet days a month. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 34°F and lows near 19°F. For an overnight stay, Eightmile Group Site is about 1.3 miles away and Bridge Creek Group Site is about 2.3 miles away. Bruce's Boulder Trail is a hike about 0.6 mile off.

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