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COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE · BASALT

Ozone climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp65°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts2 mph
Humidity81.7%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Thursday 20 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts2 mph
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
10:00 65° dry 2 — 81.7%
11:00 65° dry 2 — 81.9%
12:00 64° dry 2 — 81.8%
13:00 64° dry 2 — 81.6%
14:00 65° dry 1 — 80.5%
15:00 67° dry 2 — 73%
16:00 70° dry 2 — 67.5%
17:00 73° dry 3 — 62%
18:00 77° dry 4 — 55.8%
19:00 80° dry 5 — 52%
20:00 83° dry 5 — 48.7%
21:00 85° dry 6 — 44.9%
Fri Friday 21 August
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 73° dry 2 — 65.9%
07:00 71° dry 2 — 69.4%
08:00 70° dry 3 — 73.8%
09:00 69° dry 2 — 74.8%
10:00 69° dry 3 — 73.2%
11:00 67° dry 3 — 75.3%
12:00 65° dry 2 — 79.2%
13:00 64° dry 3 — 85.3%
14:00 64° dry 3 — 88.6%
15:00 66° dry 3 — 83.5%
16:00 68° dry 4 — 76.9%
17:00 71° dry 4 — 71.9%
18:00 74° dry 5 — 65.7%
19:00 75° dry 5 — 62.6%
20:00 76° dry 5 — 60.9%
21:00 77° dry 4 — 58%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind5 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 69° dry 6 — 82.1%
07:00 67° dry 6 — 86.7%
08:00 65° dry 7 — 87.2%
09:00 64° dry 6 — 86.5%
10:00 62° dry 6 — 85%
11:00 60° dry 5 — 88.2%
12:00 58° dry 4 — 92%
13:00 58° dry 4 — 92.3%
14:00 58° dry 5 — 93.7%
15:00 61° dry 5 — 85.8%
16:00 63° dry 7 — 80.6%
17:00 65° dry 7 — 73.9%
18:00 67° dry 8 — 68.6%
19:00 70° dry 9 — 61.6%
20:00 73° dry 9 — 55%
21:00 74° dry 8 — 52.9%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp61°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 65° dry 6 — 72.3%
12:00 61° dry 3 — 88.4%
18:00 68° dry 3 — 65.2%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity91%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 1 — 78.7%
12:00 60° dry 2 — 90.9%
18:00 79° dry 1 — 47.3%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 71° dry 1 — 61.5%
12:00 61° dry 2 — 86.6%
18:00 69° dry 6 — 69.7%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity100%
No recent rainHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 2 — 94.9%
12:00 57° dry 0 — 99.8%
18:00 72° dry 4 — 65.9%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind—
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 65° dry 1 — 76.1%
12:00 60° dry 0 — 88.4%
18:00 71° dry 4 — 63.5%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity100%
No recent rainHumidity 100% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° dry 2 — 89.8%
12:00 57° dry 1 — 100%
18:00 66° dry 4 — 74.4%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Poor
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity99%
No recent rainHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 59° dry 2 — 91.3%
12:00 55° dry 2 — 99.3%
18:00 64° dry 5 — 68.5%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind8 mph
Gusts—
Humidity—
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Access
(sensitive): the majority of the land is owned by the Washington Department of Transportation. Climbing is tolerated but not officially condoned. Park within white lines only, no music, pack out all waste, keep dogs controlled, and stay off the radar — losing this crag is a real risk if visitor impact grows.
Ozone is a sport-heavy basalt crag on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, about 30 miles east of Vancouver on Highway 14. Over 100 climbs across 11 named walls including Old School Wall, Gold Wall, Shire Wall, and New School Wall span 5.6 to 5.12+, with a well-shaded aspect that makes this a summer refuge when Portland bakes. The rock is well-drained columnar basalt but the shaded, forested setting means some walls stay wet for weeks after big storms.

About Ozone

Ozone is a sport-heavy basalt crag on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, about 30 miles east of Vancouver on Highway 14. Over 100 climbs across 11 named walls including Old School Wall, Gold Wall, Shire Wall, and New School Wall span 5.6 to 5.12+, with a well-shaded aspect that makes this a summer refuge when Portland bakes. The rock is well-drained columnar basalt but the shaded, forested setting means some walls stay wet for weeks after big storms.

Region
Columbia River Gorge
Rock type
basalt
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
499 ft
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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