Washington · Rock climbing · Leavenworth

The Sword/Underwear Rock

Sword/Underwear Rock is a 3-route bouldering crag in Washington with 2 difficulty grades.

3 routes
V3 – V8
Bouldering

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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 The Sword/Underwear Rock

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, 5.3 mi away at 1,128 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

The Sword/Underwear Rock is a bouldering area in the Wenatchee River Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Underwear Rock and Couch Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, and the routes are rated on the V scale. You Dog You, also known as The Sword, is the easiest at V3, while Resurrection and Zorro are both V8. That makes this a destination for climbers who want to work on boulders of varying difficulty, with the harder routes giving a challenge for more experienced climbers. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leavenworth show July and August highs around 87°F with only about three wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the mid-30s and roughly 14 wet days a month. That station sits nearly 1,000 feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. Bridge Creek Group Site is about half a mile away, and Icicle Group Campground is about 1.4 miles off. For a hike, Fourth Of July Creek Trail is about a mile away and Victoria Creek Trail about 2.4 miles.

Routes (3)