Upper East Canyon
Upper East Canyon in Washington has 8 routes across 4 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 8 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Upper East Canyon
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
34° / 23°
Feb
42° / 26°
Mar
54° / 31°
Apr
64° / 37°
May
74° / 44°
Jun
79° / 50°
Jul
88° / 55°
Aug
87° / 54°
Sep
77° / 46°
Oct
61° / 37°
Nov
44° / 29°
Dec
34° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tonasket 4 Nne, WA, 8.6 mi away at 960 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
Upper East Canyon is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Spokane Wenatchee Field Office in Washington. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots and trails, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding canyon country. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tonasket show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 77°F, while July and August climb into the upper 80s. That station sits about 900 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures up high run cooler. Several other climbing areas and trails are close by. Upper Canyon - North Side is about 0.2 miles away, Banded Wall about 0.3 miles, and Whistler Canyon Trail about 0.4 miles. For a change of pace, Tonasket Creek offers canoeing about 4 miles off.
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Photo: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)South Side
~1 min drive
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Photo: Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)West Side
~1 min drive
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Photo: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)East Side
~31 min drive
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Photo: BLM Oregon & Washington, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Little West Canyon
~31 min drive
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Upper Canyon - North Side
~0 min drive
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Banded Wall
~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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~1 min drive
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