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METHOW VALLEY · METAMORPHIC

Fun Rock (Mazama) climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp52°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity82.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Good friction temperature range for metamorphic

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 4 October
Good
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts4 mph
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° dry 3 — 83.6%
07:00 50° dry 3 — 85.3%
08:00 49° dry 3 — 86.9%
09:00 48° dry 3 — 88%
10:00 47° dry 4 — 88.3%
11:00 47° dry 4 — 88.5%
12:00 47° dry 4 — 88.2%
13:00 46° dry 4 — 87.5%
14:00 46° dry 3 — 86.7%
15:00 49° dry 4 — 81.6%
16:00 59° dry 3 — 64.8%
17:00 65° dry 1 — 49.9%
18:00 69° dry 3 — 44.2%
19:00 72° dry 3 — 40.9%
20:00 74° dry 4 — 37.6%
21:00 76° dry 5 — 33.8%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp50°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
No recent rain
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 6 — 78.4%
07:00 50° dry 7 — 77.7%
08:00 50° dry 7 — 77.3%
09:00 50° dry 7 — 77.9%
10:00 49° dry 7 — 80.5%
11:00 48° dry 6 — 82.5%
12:00 48° dry 6 — 84%
13:00 47° dry 6 — 84.7%
14:00 47° dry 7 — 85.7%
15:00 50° dry 7 — 78.5%
16:00 58° dry 6 — 63.8%
17:00 65° dry 5 — 50%
18:00 69° dry 6 — 35.4%
19:00 72° dry 7 — 34.2%
20:00 73° dry 9 — 34.8%
21:00 74° dry 9 — 33.9%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp45°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
No recent rain
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 7 — 91.5%
07:00 46° dry 6 — 92.1%
08:00 45° dry 6 — 93.2%
09:00 45° dry 6 — 92.5%
10:00 44° dry 6 — 92.5%
11:00 42° dry 7 — 89.5%
12:00 42° dry 6 — 86.8%
13:00 41° dry 6 — 84.8%
14:00 40° dry 6 — 81.9%
15:00 43° dry 5 — 70.1%
16:00 55° dry 4 — 52.5%
17:00 65° dry 2 — 28.3%
18:00 69° dry 3 — 20.1%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity62%
No recent rain
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 6 — 70.1%
12:00 48° dry 6 — 61.8%
18:00 71° dry 1 — 29.4%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp50°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
No recent rain
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° dry 6 — 82%
12:00 49° dry 6 — 79.2%
18:00 70° dry 3 — 40.5%
Fri Friday 9 October
Poor
Temp50°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Wet metamorphic rock is slick — some overhung walls stay climbable
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 5 — 78.9%
12:00 49° 0.02 in 6 — 86.9%
18:00 55° 0.00 in 3 — 89.9%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp45°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity76%
Should be dry
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 43° dry 5 — 79%
12:00 44° dry 4 — 76.4%
18:00 51° dry 8 — 48.5%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp36°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Should be dry
  • Metamorphic rock climbs well when dry; tree cover can slow drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 2 — 69.2%
12:00 35° dry 2 — 65.4%
18:00 45° dry 8 — 37.2%
Access
(private-land parking): the Fun Rock parking area sits on Northwest Outward Bound School private land. The school kindly allows public parking, but climbers must not camp or sleep in vehicles anywhere along the paved section of Lost River Road or in the Fun Rock lot. Methow Valley Climbers (WCC chapter) enforces this etiquette.

About Fun Rock (Mazama)

Fun Rock is the Methow Valley's family sport crag, just off Lost River Road a mile west of the Mazama Store on the sunny east side of the North Cascades. The area holds several small walls of meta-sedimentary rock with mostly bolted routes 5.6 through hard 5.12 — friendly moderates dominate, with harder testpieces including Prime Rib of Goat (5.11c) and Golden Boy (5.11d). The east-of-crest location keeps Fun Rock drier than western Cascade venues; the season runs April through October.

Region
Methow Valley
Rock type
Metamorphic
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
2221 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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