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Spring Mountain Rock Climbing

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Routes in Spring Mountain

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	A Few Tense Moments S,TR 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Aloha Direct S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Arthritis T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Bat Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Beginner's Route TR 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Betaflash S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Black out S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Blister in the Sun S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Block Party T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Blockhead T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Blue Suede Shoes S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Blue-Tailed Skink S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Breathe the Air S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	By Hook or by Crook S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Captain Winkie S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	Cassidy's Crack T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chicken Pox S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Chopper T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chubby Hubby S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Chunky Monkey S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Clavical Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Clean Sweep S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Cornered T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crack Atowa T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Crimp or Wimp S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Cruisin' to a Bruisin' T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Dawg Daze T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Deep Impact S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Digital Delight T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Diving Board, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Doc Holiday S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Dog Show S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Drama Queen S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	DVT S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Eaten Alive S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Eekwinocks T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Eighteen Wheeler T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Epiphany roof S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Etched in Stone S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Exterminailer S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Fab Slab S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Face Lift S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Face the Crook T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Face the Facts S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Feat Petite S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Final Exam S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Final Shred, The S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Fire Down Below S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Fish for the Future T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Flaked out S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Freddys Dead S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Frogger S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Funny Trumpets Arete S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Geophagy S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Geophysical T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Get a Grip S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Gidrah S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Gome Boy S,TR 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Gran Delusion T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Hang 'em Higher or Throwin' Fire S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Hard Grit 12b S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Hawaiian Slab S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Hospital Corner T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Indian Summer T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Initiation S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Inversion T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Iron Cross S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Jack and Jill S 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Johnny Nowhere S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Johnny's Got a Gun S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Junior Birdman S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Kingpin S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Last Dance, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Learning to Fly S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lively Up Yourself T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Longtime Coming T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Lorraine S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	M and M's T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	M.T.P. T,S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Maid in the Shade S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mantle with Care S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Mark's Route S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Marley's Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Mirage a' Trois S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mojo Rising S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Moufot's Woof T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Mountain Ears Route T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Moving to Manhatten T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Mr. Flexible S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Mt. Berry S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Mud Crack T,S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Noble Slabbage S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Nurse Ratchet S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Nut Up T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	On My Face T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Oot and Aboot S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Oregon Yosemite S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Passing Lane S,TR 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Phish Food S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Phlogistomat S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Phoups T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Pin Ball S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Plumber Boy S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Pod of God T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Puppets Without Strings S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Rally Race S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Red T,S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Rider On The Storm T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Sfinks Crack T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shafted T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Shagadelic Groove S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Skinny Hippie S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Snack Time for Kea T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Snapped it Off S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Something Else S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Special Delivery S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Spider S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Spiral Stairs S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Split Decision S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Spring Cling S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Spring Fever S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Stemulation T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Steppin' Out S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Summertime Arete S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	TBA T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Ticked S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Triple Arthrodesis T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Triple Threat S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Trix T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Twister S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Van Golden Brown T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Wanderer T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Welcome to Spring Mountain S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Welcome to Spring Mountain (Direct Start) S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Worth the Walk S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Description

A surprising number of good routes spring out of the timber at this cragging area in NE Oregon. There is a nice variety of sport and trad climbs ranging in difficulty from 5.4 to 5.13 on fairly solid andesite. Most of the climbs are about a half pitch in length, but there are a few multi-pitch routes that top out.

The crag is nestled in the Blue Mountains and has an excellent vista of the nearby mountains including Mount Emily that overlooks the nearby Grande Ronde Valley. Large talus fields line the base of the crag and create an area for lazy belayers and bystanders to soak in the sun. The relatively high elevation and ability to find shady areas makes this an ideal summer crag for those hanging out in Eastern Oregon. Most people wait till the snow melts (usually April) to venture up the gravel roads.

These days the crag gets fairly crowded on the weekends with an influx of climbers from Walla Walla and Portland, but usually climbers can still get a secluded feel by skipping the first talus field.

Getting There

From La Grande: head west on I-84 until you reach the "Summit Road, Mt. Emily" exit (#243) continue to the right on the Summit Rd. for about 9 miles until you see a sign on the right that says "Whitman Route Overlook" and take the gravel road on the left. Along this road you will see multiple pull-outs where people camp and after about a mile there will be a small gravel road to the right (directly after a down-hill grade) that winds up hill. Take this road for about 1/4 mile until you reach a parking area where boulders block the road. The trail follows the road for a short distance then heads up to the left for another 10-15 minutes to the crag. The road is usually passable for any vehicle (once the snow melts).

From Pendleton: Head east on I-84 for about 30 miles till you reach exit 243 (the "Summit Rd., Mount Emily" exit). Take the exit to the left over the freeway and follow directions above from La Grande.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Spring Mountain

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 35 ● Bat Crack Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 31 ● Pod of God Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 24 ● Chunky Monkey Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 25 ● Clean Sweep Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 38 ● Spring Fever Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 19 ● Maid in the Shade Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 42 ● Flaked out Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 33 ● Epiphany roof Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 41 ● Skinny Hippie Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 40 ● Rally Race Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 18 ● Lorraine Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 38 ● Mojo Rising Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 29 ● Black out Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 16 ● Dog Show Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 16 ● Chubby Hubby Sport