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Elevation: 1,441 ft
GPS: 47.54432, -120.71421
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A variety of crags are accessible from the Snow Creek parking lot. The largest is Snow Creek Wall, which largely faces east. Similarly popular is the Pearly Gates crag. Both have fairly long approaches.  

Getting There Suggest change

The parking lot is about 4.3 miles up Icicle Creek Road. As it is also the parking for hikes into Snow Lakes and the Enchantments, it tends to fill up. A NW Forest pass is required to park here.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Snow Creek Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 145
No Room For Squares
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 84
Loaves of Fun
Trad
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
 182
Orbit
Trad 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 767
Outer Space
Trad 6 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 168
Cloud Nine
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 10
RPM (2nd pitch early exit)
Trad 6 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 185
Celestial Groove
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 48
RPM
Trad 6 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 88
Pearly Gates
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 61
Iconoclast
Trad 8 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 79
Hyperspace
Trad 7 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 14
Speak No Evil
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 8
Psychopath
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 25
Edge of Space
Trad, Sport 7 pitches
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 15
Afterburner
Trad 7 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
No Room For Squares Pearly Gates
 145
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Loaves of Fun Pearly Gates
 84
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
Orbit Snow Creek Wall
 182
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 7 pitches
Outer Space Snow Creek Wall
 767
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches
Cloud Nine Pearly Gates
 168
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
RPM (2nd pitch early exit) Snow Creek Wall
 10
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches
Celestial Groove Pearly Gates
 185
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
RPM Snow Creek Wall
 48
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 6 pitches
Pearly Gates Pearly Gates
 88
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Iconoclast Snow Creek Wall
 61
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 8 pitches
Hyperspace Snow Creek Wall
 79
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 7 pitches
Speak No Evil Pearly Gates
 14
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Psychopath Snow Creek Wall
 8
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Edge of Space Snow Creek Wall
 25
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Sport 7 pitches
Afterburner Snow Creek Wall
 15
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad 7 pitches
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