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Tumwater Canyon Climbing

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Areas in Tumwater Canyon

** Bouldering in Tumwater Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 190 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 190

** Winter ice climbs in Tumwater 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Bear Cave Crag 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Castle Rock 50 / 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 55

Castleview Heights 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Clem's Holler Area 14 / 21 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 28

Dental Dome 4 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Dildome 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Drip Wall 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Dul Goldur 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

February Buttress 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Goblin's Fortress 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Grandma's House 5 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Hobo Gulch 11 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Hogwarts 2 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Karma Crags 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Log Jam 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Lunar Buttress 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Midnight and Noontime 10 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

No Time Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Ogre, The 2 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Parasol, The 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Piton Tower 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 5

Rattlesnake Rock 4 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Tombstone, The 1 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Tumwater Mountain Crest 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

West Tumwater Rock 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Elevation:	1,551 ft
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Description

Tumwater Canyon lies along HW2 on the approach to Leavenworth from Steven's Pass. The canyon is the northern companion to Icicle Creek. Similar in character and rock type (quartz diorite) to Icicle Creek, the biggest difference between the canyons is the presence of Highway 2, the major route connecting Leavenworth to western Washington, and a source of pesky road noise at some crags. There are fewer crags in Tumwater than Icicle, but some great ones-- Castle Rock and Midnight Rock offer longer trad climbing, while Clem's Holler and surrounding crags offer numerous sport climbs.

There is camping at several campgrounds in Icicle Creek Canyon, a short drive away.

Getting There

Drive west from Leavenworth on Highway 2. Mileages are typically reported from the intersection of Highway 2 and the intersection with Icicle Creek Road on the west side of town.

411 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Tumwater Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V2 5+ 117 ● The Fin Boulder * Bouldering in… > … > Forest > Fin boulder
V2+ 5+ 67 ● Royal Flush Boulder * Bouldering in… > Swiftwater Boul… > Royal Flush
V3 6A 63 ● Dyno 101 Boulder * Bouldering in… > … > Beach > Dyno 101
V5 6C 117 ● Footless Traverse Boulder * Bouldering in… > Swiftwater Boul… > Campus Traverse
V6 7A 59 ● The Hueco Crimper Boulder * Bouldering in… > Pitless Avocado > Hueco Crimper Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 158 ● Saber Trad 2 pitches Castle Rock > Upper Castle
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 242 ● Midway Trad 3 pitches Castle Rock > Upper Castle
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 191 ● Catapult Trad 2 pitches Castle Rock > Lower Castle
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 248 ● Canary Trad 3 pitches Castle Rock > Upper Castle
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 144 ● South Face, Jello Tower Trad Castle Rock > Upper Castle
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 134 ● Gun Rack Sport 2 pitches Clem's Holler Area > Clem's Holler
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 74 ● The Bone Trad Castle Rock > Lower Castle
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 135 ● Damnation Crack Trad Castle Rock > Upper Castle
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 123 ● Angel Trad 3 pitches Castle Rock > Upper Castle
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 52 ● Brass Balls Trad 2 pitches Castle Rock > Lower Castle