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WILLAMETTE CASCADES · BASALT · bird ban

Menagerie Wilderness climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp56°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity81.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Heat warning (peak 84°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
Good friction temperature range for basalt
Heat warning (peak 84°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 4 October
Caution
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity73%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 84°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 4 — 83.9%
07:00 52° dry 4 — 84.6%
08:00 50° dry 4 — 83.6%
09:00 50° dry 4 — 82.2%
10:00 49° dry 4 — 80.2%
11:00 49° dry 4 — 78.1%
12:00 49° dry 4 — 77.6%
13:00 49° dry 4 — 76.6%
14:00 49° dry 3 — 74.9%
15:00 53° dry 3 — 66.9%
16:00 63° dry 3 — 57.6%
17:00 76° dry 2 — 36.5%
18:00 80° dry 2 — 26.2%
19:00 83° dry 3 — 25.4%
20:00 84° dry 4 — 26.2%
21:00 84° dry 5 — 27.8%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 60° dry 2 — 67.8%
07:00 59° dry 2 — 68.6%
08:00 58° dry 3 — 69.3%
09:00 57° dry 3 — 69.9%
10:00 57° dry 3 — 69.8%
11:00 56° dry 3 — 68.4%
12:00 56° dry 3 — 67.6%
13:00 55° dry 4 — 67.1%
14:00 54° dry 4 — 66.6%
15:00 56° dry 3 — 64.2%
16:00 65° dry 3 — 54.2%
17:00 73° dry 2 — 41.6%
18:00 76° dry 3 — 33.9%
19:00 78° dry 4 — 29.5%
20:00 80° dry 4 — 28.6%
21:00 80° dry 5 — 30.6%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity62%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 3 — 75%
07:00 54° dry 3 — 72.5%
08:00 54° dry 3 — 68.3%
09:00 54° dry 4 — 64.2%
10:00 54° dry 4 — 61.8%
11:00 54° dry 4 — 60.3%
12:00 54° dry 4 — 61.3%
13:00 52° dry 4 — 64.5%
14:00 51° dry 3 — 66.8%
15:00 53° dry 3 — 64.5%
16:00 63° dry 2 — 54.3%
17:00 73° dry 2 — 35.7%
18:00 76° dry 2 — 30.8%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp50°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity71%
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 0 — 70.6%
12:00 50° dry 1 — 70.6%
18:00 73° dry 3 — 32.1%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp46°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity57%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° dry 2 — 78.6%
12:00 47° dry 3 — 56.5%
18:00 79° dry 3 — 21.6%
Fri Friday 9 October
Good
Temp55°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 59° dry 0 — 64.3%
12:00 56° dry 1 — 65.8%
18:00 64° dry 4 — 51.5%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp39°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity99%
No recent rainHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 3 — 97.6%
12:00 39° dry 1 — 99.4%
18:00 48° dry 5 — 61.8%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp41°F
Raindry
Wind13 mph
Gusts—
Humidity50%
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 9 — 68.5%
12:00 41° dry 13 — 49.9%
18:00 47° dry 16 — 36.6%
Access
(raptor road closure): the Upper Menagerie road is technically closed until roughly two weeks after peregrine falcon chicks fledge on North Rabbit Ear (no later than July 1). Post-closure summer is prime.
Bird ban (01-01 to 07-01)
USFS access-road closure to Upper Menagerie for peregrine falcon nesting on N. Rabbit Ear eyrie. Reopens roughly 2 weeks after chicks fledge (no later than July 1).

About Menagerie Wilderness

Menagerie Wilderness is a cluster of bizarre volcanic pinnacles in the western Oregon Cascades, an hour east of Sweet Home off Highway 20. Rooster Rock, Turkey Monster, Hen, Chicken, Rabbit Ear, and Rooter Tail are the named plugs — each with its own history, most reached by approach trails from the Rooster Rock or Trout Creek trailheads. Turkey Monster is a 350-foot volcanic plug wider at the middle than the base; Rooster Rock is the classic beginner tower. Expect bold routes, mossy rock, long runouts, some questionable bolts, and genuine solitude — this is adventure cragging, not a sport-climbing venue.

Region
Willamette Cascades
Rock type
Basalt
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
3383 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
medium

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