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COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE · BASALT

Ozone climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp65°F
Wind11 mph
Gusts16 mph
Humidity58.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
Heat warning (peak 84°F) — friction drops off as the rock and rubber warm up
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
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts16 mph
Humidity67%
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 64° dry 11 — 59.8%
07:00 64° dry 11 — 61%
08:00 63° dry 10 — 62.8%
09:00 62° dry 10 — 64.3%
10:00 61° dry 10 — 65.5%
11:00 61° dry 9 — 66.7%
12:00 60° dry 9 — 68.1%
13:00 59° dry 9 — 69.5%
14:00 59° dry 9 — 70.3%
15:00 60° dry 10 — 67.2%
16:00 66° dry 9 — 58.8%
17:00 71° dry 8 — 50.3%
18:00 75° dry 8 — 43.1%
19:00 79° dry 7 — 38.6%
20:00 82° dry 6 — 35.8%
21:00 83° dry 4 — 33.8%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp61°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 3 — 73.2%
07:00 63° dry 3 — 75.3%
08:00 62° dry 3 — 74.7%
09:00 62° dry 2 — 74.8%
10:00 61° dry 2 — 76.1%
11:00 60° dry 3 — 77%
12:00 60° dry 2 — 77.4%
13:00 59° dry 2 — 79.2%
14:00 59° dry 2 — 80%
15:00 60° dry 2 — 79.8%
16:00 62° dry 4 — 76.6%
17:00 64° dry 4 — 74.7%
18:00 67° dry 5 — 68%
19:00 70° dry 5 — 63.3%
20:00 72° dry 6 — 58.2%
21:00 74° dry 6 — 52.4%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Good
Temp59°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity77%
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 1 — 78.8%
07:00 60° dry 2 — 79.7%
08:00 59° dry 3 — 80.4%
09:00 58° dry 2 — 79.1%
10:00 58° dry 1 — 77.3%
11:00 58° dry 1 — 75.9%
12:00 57° dry 1 — 77.3%
13:00 57° dry 1 — 79%
14:00 57° dry 1 — 79.9%
15:00 58° dry 1 — 77.9%
16:00 62° dry 2 — 71.6%
17:00 65° dry 2 — 64.8%
18:00 68° dry 3 — 57.6%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity86%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 58° dry 1 — 83.4%
12:00 56° dry 0 — 86.1%
18:00 66° dry 2 — 71.7%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity78%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 1 — 75.9%
12:00 58° dry 1 — 78%
18:00 72° dry 3 — 52.7%
Fri Friday 9 October
Poor
Temp54°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity95%
0.5mm rain forecastHumidity 95% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Wet basalt is slick — wait for the rock to dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 61° dry 1 — 79.1%
12:00 54° dry 2 — 94.5%
18:00 59° 0.02 in 5 — 79.7%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Caution
Temp48°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity97%
Drying — 18h since rainHumidity 97% — potential fog
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 2 — 98.1%
12:00 48° 0.00 in 2 — 96.7%
18:00 53° dry 1 — 87.7%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind17 mph
Gusts—
Humidity40%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 9 — 61.3%
12:00 51° dry 18 — 40.2%
18:00 53° dry 20 — 36.5%
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.

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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