Washington · Rock climbing · North Bend

Whore of Babylon

Near the top of World Wall's grade range among 73 catalogued routes.

5.14b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Whore of Babylon

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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 32°

    19 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    42° / 32°

    17 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    46° / 33°

    20 wet · 4 snow

  4. Apr

    51° / 36°

    19 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    59° / 42°

    17 wet

  6. Jun

    63° / 46°

    15 wet

  7. Jul

    70° / 51°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 52°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    64° / 47°

    12 wet

  10. Oct

    54° / 41°

    17 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 36°

    20 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 31°

    20 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar Lake, WA, 5.8 mi away at 1,560 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 73 routes catalogued at World Wall, this climb sits near the top of the crag's grade span, which extends from 5.9 to 5.14d.

Photo of the crag

World Wall — the crag this route is on
World Wall, Washington — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Outfitters and businesses near North Bend. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

Pro Guiding Service

Rock Climbing business nearby (~1 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Rock Climbing business nearby (~21 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Rock Climbing business nearby (~27 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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