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Mount Erie climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp55°F
Wind5 mph
Gusts7 mph
Humidity96.6%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Humidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
Good friction temperature range for diorite
High humidity (96.6%) — diorite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 96.6% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Sunday 4 October
Poor
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts7 mph
Humidity97%
No recent rainHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
13:00 55° dry 5 — 96.6%
14:00 54° dry 5 — 96.7%
15:00 54° dry 4 — 97.5%
16:00 54° dry 3 — 97.7%
17:00 56° dry 3 — 96.7%
18:00 60° dry 4 — 94.1%
19:00 62° dry 3 — 91.7%
20:00 63° dry 5 — 91.2%
21:00 64° dry 5 — 90.5%
Mon Monday 5 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind14 mph
Gusts—
Humidity95%
No recent rainHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 12 — 93.7%
07:00 53° dry 14 — 95.8%
08:00 53° dry 15 — 94.2%
09:00 53° dry 16 — 92.8%
10:00 53° dry 15 — 93.5%
11:00 53° dry 16 — 94.3%
12:00 54° dry 17 — 94.9%
13:00 54° dry 16 — 95.4%
14:00 55° dry 12 — 94.6%
15:00 55° dry 13 — 95.1%
16:00 55° dry 13 — 95.4%
17:00 56° dry 13 — 93.7%
18:00 58° dry 13 — 90.9%
19:00 60° dry 11 — 89.8%
20:00 62° dry 9 — 88.9%
21:00 63° dry 8 — 88.3%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Caution
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity96%
No recent rainHumidity 96% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 12 — 95.3%
07:00 54° dry 11 — 95.4%
08:00 53° dry 11 — 97.3%
09:00 52° dry 10 — 99.4%
10:00 52° dry 9 — 99.3%
11:00 52° dry 5 — 97.4%
12:00 52° dry 4 — 95.6%
13:00 52° dry 4 — 94.9%
14:00 53° dry 4 — 92.9%
15:00 53° dry 4 — 93.1%
16:00 53° dry 6 — 95.8%
17:00 54° dry 8 — 98.3%
18:00 55° dry 10 — 97.1%
19:00 57° dry 11 — 95.2%
20:00 58° dry 11 — 93%
21:00 59° dry 10 — 91.3%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Poor
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
No recent rainHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 4 — 100%
12:00 53° dry 3 — 97.4%
18:00 56° dry 1 — 93.2%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
No recent rainHumidity 97% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 2 — 99.3%
12:00 52° dry 1 — 96.9%
18:00 55° dry 2 — 91.9%
Fri Friday 9 October
Poor
Temp55°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind13 mph
Gusts—
Humidity92%
0.9mm rain forecastHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° 0.03 in 11 — 87.8%
12:00 56° dry 13 — 92.3%
18:00 56° dry 10 — 85.1%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp50°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 6 — 86.4%
12:00 51° dry 2 — 86.7%
18:00 56° dry 12 — 78.5%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Caution
Temp46°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity94%
Should be dryHumidity 94% — potential fog
  • Good conditions for textured diorite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 2 — 78.2%
12:00 46° dry 5 — 94.2%
18:00 54° dry 7 — 79.8%

About Mount Erie

Mount Erie is Anacortes's home crag and one of the driest destinations within 90 minutes of Seattle — the peak sits on the eastern edge of the Olympic rain shadow and gets barely half the rainfall of downtown Seattle. Over 200 routes are scattered across dozens of walls facing every compass point, so you can chase sun or shade year-round on the highly textured diorite. Zig-Zag (5.6), Snag Ledge (5.9), and Skyline Arete (5.7) are the friendly classics; Powerline Crack (5.10) and the harder testpieces reward strong climbers. The south-facing Main Wall dries first after rain — expect roughly 24 hours in wet conditions, faster on sunny days. March through October is prime. Check Skagit Alpine Club or Washington Climbers Coalition for any current voluntary peregrine closures on specific walls.

Region
Anacortes
Rock type
Diorite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
1135 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low