Washington · Rock climbing · Snoqualmie Pass

The Tooth

The Tooth is a 2-route trad crag in Washington with 2 distinct difficulty grades.

Photo: Wilderness trespasser, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

2 routes

5.8

Trad

Is Tooth, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It doesn't name Tooth, The, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

Grand Park 2 Fire Closure Update
Agency closure covering Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Order 06-05-26-16 · USFS · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Grand Park 2 Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Snoqualmie Ranger District · Order 06-05-26-13 · USFS · Snoqualmie Ranger District
Bell Creek Bridge Damaged
Agency closure covering Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · USFS · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Rescission of Shooting Restrictions
Agency alert covering Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · USFS · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Electric Fire Closure Order
Agency alert covering Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Order 06-05-26-19 · USFS · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

As of Oct 25, 6:15 pm PDT · Source: USFS · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Tooth

Best months: July–September. 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
32° / 25°
20 wet
Feb
35° / 26°
17 wet
Mar
40° / 29°
20 wet
Apr
46° / 33°
19 wet
May
53° / 38°
17 wet
Jun
60° / 43°
14 wet
Jul
68° / 50°
8 wet
Aug
69° / 51°
7 wet
Sep
63° / 47°
10 wet
Oct
49° / 38°
16 wet
Nov
38° / 30°
19 wet
Dec
32° / 24°
20 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stampede Pass, WA, 12.9 mi away at 3,959 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.

Closures we've recorded since August 2026

Campfire Ban in Effect Forest-wide
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · Order dated July 21, 2026; seen Aug 23, 2026 → lifted Sep 15, 2026 · Forest Service

The Tooth is a climbing area in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, part of the Snoqualmie Ranger District of Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Stampede Pass weather station, about 13 miles away and roughly 1,500 feet lower, show July and August highs near 68 to 69°F with only seven or eight wet days a month, while winter months bring highs around freezing and rain on most days. The area has two ice climbing routes, both listed as 5.8 on the YDS scale. One of them, the East Face Variation, is an ice route. The Summer-Fall (rock) climbing area is just 0.1 mile away, and the Melakwa Lake Trail and Kaleetan Peak Climbers Trail are both under a mile off. Denny Creek Campground is about 2.4 miles away.