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PORTLAND · BASALT

Broughton Bluff climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp53°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity83.5%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for basalt

7-day forecast

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Today Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity87%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
13:00 53° dry 3 — 83.5%
14:00 53° dry 3 — 88.1%
15:00 54° dry 3 — 88.7%
16:00 56° dry 3 — 86.1%
17:00 60° dry 3 — 76.3%
18:00 67° dry 4 — 60.2%
19:00 72° dry 4 — 49.2%
20:00 77° dry 4 — 43%
21:00 79° dry 5 — 39.2%
Mon Monday 5 October
Caution
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity95%
No recent rainHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 62° dry 3 — 77.6%
07:00 59° dry 3 — 85.2%
08:00 57° dry 3 — 88.5%
09:00 56° dry 3 — 90.5%
10:00 55° dry 2 — 92%
11:00 54° dry 3 — 92.9%
12:00 54° dry 3 — 94.4%
13:00 54° dry 4 — 96.4%
14:00 54° dry 5 — 98.3%
15:00 55° dry 5 — 98.4%
16:00 56° dry 5 — 93.7%
17:00 59° dry 5 — 83.8%
18:00 63° dry 3 — 73.2%
19:00 66° dry 5 — 64.9%
20:00 69° dry 6 — 56.4%
21:00 72° dry 6 — 47.9%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity94%
No recent rainHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 58° dry 5 — 83.5%
07:00 57° dry 5 — 86.5%
08:00 56° dry 3 — 88.7%
09:00 54° dry 3 — 91.3%
10:00 53° dry 3 — 93.5%
11:00 53° dry 3 — 94.4%
12:00 52° dry 2 — 95.4%
13:00 53° dry 4 — 96.1%
14:00 53° dry 4 — 94.7%
15:00 53° dry 3 — 90.8%
16:00 54° dry 4 — 93.1%
17:00 57° dry 4 — 84.5%
18:00 60° dry 3 — 74.3%
19:00 64° dry 4 — 64.4%
20:00 68° dry 5 — 55%
21:00 70° dry 6 — 47.9%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Caution
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
No recent rainHumidity 97% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 3 — 86%
12:00 51° dry 0 — 96.8%
18:00 58° dry 2 — 79%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp50°F
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 1 — 82.3%
12:00 50° dry 0 — 89.4%
18:00 61° dry 2 — 69.4%
Fri Friday 9 October
Good
Temp55°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 4 — 84.8%
12:00 55° dry 0 — 88.6%
18:00 58° 0.00 in 6 — 80.8%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp46°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity88%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 4 — 75.9%
12:00 47° dry 3 — 88.2%
18:00 55° dry 2 — 64.8%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp41°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity91%
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 48° dry 1 — 77.9%
12:00 41° dry 1 — 90.9%
18:00 56° dry 3 — 62.2%

About Broughton Bluff

Broughton Bluff is Portland's home crag — roughly a dozen basalt cliff bands overlooking the Sandy River in Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site, twenty minutes east of the city. Around 200 routes span 5.4 topropes on the Hanging Gardens to 5.14 leads on Bat Wall, with hard classics like Dracula (5.11d), Peer Pressure (5.11c), and the moderate favourite Physical Graffiti (5.10c). The riverside setting is low, forested and wet by PNW standards: winters are damp and soggy across most of the cliff bands, so late spring, summer, and autumn are the reliable seasons — only strong climbers on the steepest overhangs can salvage decent winter conditions. Oregon State Parks day-use fee applies ($10 daily or annual pass); no known raptor closure at present.

Region
Portland
Rock type
Basalt
Aspect
south-west-facing
Altitude
36 ft
Exposure
low
Seepage
high

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