PNW climbing areas with crag weather · Mountain Project →
900 ft · 200 routes · 5.6–5.13
Iconic granite walls above the Skykomish River. The Lower Town Wall and Upper Town Wall offer world-class trad and sport climbing. City Park and the Inner Walls are beginner-friendly.
2,500 ft · 800 routes · 5.4–5.14
Massive granite climbing area. Castle Rock, Peshastin Pinnacles, and Icicle Canyon offer everything from beginner slab to expert crack and sport routes.
1,000 ft · 100 routes · 5.5–5.12
Closest sport climbing to Seattle. Well-bolted routes on good rock. Great for after-work cragging. Can be wet in winter.
1,200 ft · 600 routes · 5.5–5.13
Basalt columns in the desert. Sunshine Wall, Feathers, and Air Guitar offer incredible sport and trad. Best spring/fall climbing in WA when the west side is raining.
1,273 ft · 150 routes · 5.4–5.12
Scenic diorite climbing near Anacortes with views of the San Juan Islands. Year-round climbing with excellent trad and some sport.
848 ft · 100 routes · 5.6–5.13
Massive volcanic plug in the Columbia Gorge. Long, sustained sport routes on excellent basalt. South-facing and dry when everywhere else is wet.
2,500 ft · 300 routes · 5.7–5.12
Volcanic rock walls along the Tieton River. Royal Columns is world-class. Dry when westside is wet. Great moderate sport climbing.
3,200 ft · 1800 routes · 5.3–5.14
Birthplace of American sport climbing. World-class welded tuff with thousands of routes. Chain Reaction, Just Do It, and Aggro Monkey are iconic. Best spring/fall.
300 ft · 2500 routes · 5.4–5.14
World-class granite in BC. The Chief, Murrin Park, and the Smoke Bluffs offer everything from beginner to expert. Bouldering in the Grand Wall forest is legendary.
1,200 ft · 60 routes · 5.6–5.12
Roadside sport climbing near North Bend. Little Si boulders and the Far Side Wall. Close to Seattle.