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CENTRAL OREGON · BASALT · bird ban

Trout Creek climbing conditions

Caution — drying out or marginal

Right now

Temp64°F
Wind3 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity47.6%
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
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts5 mph
Humidity69%
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 62° dry 3 — 51.4%
07:00 60° dry 3 — 55.1%
08:00 59° dry 3 — 59.1%
09:00 57° dry 3 — 61.8%
10:00 56° dry 3 — 64.4%
11:00 55° dry 2 — 66.7%
12:00 54° dry 2 — 69.6%
13:00 52° dry 2 — 72.8%
14:00 51° dry 2 — 75.5%
15:00 53° dry 4 — 73.7%
16:00 56° dry 2 — 62.9%
17:00 61° dry 3 — 54.2%
18:00 65° dry 3 — 46.1%
19:00 70° dry 4 — 39%
20:00 75° dry 4 — 33.1%
21:00 78° dry 4 — 28.5%
Mon Monday 5 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity67%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 86°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 65° dry 2 — 46.2%
07:00 63° dry 2 — 51.2%
08:00 61° dry 2 — 55.6%
09:00 59° dry 3 — 59.7%
10:00 57° dry 2 — 62.8%
11:00 55° dry 2 — 65.6%
12:00 54° dry 2 — 68.9%
13:00 52° dry 2 — 71.8%
14:00 51° dry 2 — 74.2%
15:00 53° dry 4 — 70.3%
16:00 57° dry 3 — 58.6%
17:00 62° dry 3 — 49.3%
18:00 67° dry 3 — 41%
19:00 73° dry 3 — 32.8%
20:00 79° dry 3 — 25.8%
21:00 83° dry 4 — 17.9%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 86°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 3 — 33.5%
07:00 62° dry 3 — 38.2%
08:00 59° dry 3 — 42.8%
09:00 57° dry 2 — 46.5%
10:00 56° dry 2 — 48.6%
11:00 54° dry 2 — 50.8%
12:00 53° dry 2 — 52.7%
13:00 52° dry 2 — 54%
14:00 51° dry 3 — 55.7%
15:00 52° dry 4 — 54%
16:00 56° dry 2 — 44.6%
17:00 60° dry 4 — 37.8%
18:00 66° dry 4 — 30%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity56%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 85°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 0 — 36%
12:00 53° dry 1 — 56.2%
18:00 67° dry 1 — 33.4%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity46%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 81°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 62° dry 1 — 33%
12:00 53° dry 1 — 46.2%
18:00 66° dry 1 — 28%
Fri Friday 9 October
Caution
Temp54°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity57%
No recent rainHeat warning (peak 82°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 1 — 33.5%
12:00 53° dry 1 — 57%
18:00 66° dry 2 — 34.9%
Sat Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp43°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° dry 10 — 56.9%
12:00 43° dry 4 — 74.1%
18:00 51° dry 3 — 49.1%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp41°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity44%
No recent rain
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 4 — 68.8%
12:00 42° dry 7 — 44.1%
18:00 46° dry 13 — 32.4%
Access
(full BLM closure): entire climbing area and upper approach trail closed January 15 – August 31 annually for golden eagle nesting. Fines apply. Community compliance is 100%.
Bird ban (01-15 to 08-31)
Full climbing closure for golden eagle nesting — entire climbing area and upper approach trail closed. BLM Prineville District enforces.

About Trout Creek

Trout Creek is Oregon's answer to Indian Creek — a basalt canyon of vertical splitter cracks above the Deschutes River, an hour north of Smith Rock. The BLM-managed area holds over 130 routes concentrated in the 5.10–5.12 range, with a growing list of world-class 5.13 cracks on the main wall. Sixty Feet Under (5.10c), Gold Rush (5.11a), and Air Show (5.11c) are the must-tick moderates. The Central Oregon high desert keeps the columns dry year-round in principle, but Trout Creek's defining feature is a long annual raptor closure: golden eagles nest here from January 15 through August 31 and the entire climbing area — not just individual routes — is closed. Post-closure fall and early winter are the classic season.

Region
Central Oregon
Rock type
Basalt
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
2175 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Smith Rock