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Elevation: 1,441 ft 439 m
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 PG13
 201
Orbit
Trad 7 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 868
Outer Space
Trad 6 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 178
Cloud Nine
Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
RPM (2nd pitch early exit)
Trad 6 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 193
Celestial Groove
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 52
RPM
Trad 6 pitches
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 94
Pearly Gates
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 68
Iconoclast
Trad 8 pitches
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 6
The Silver Tongue
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 85
Hyperspace
Trad 7 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 15
Speak No Evil
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 12
Psychopath
Trad
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 32
Edge of Space
Trad, Sport 7 pitches
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 22
Afterburner
Trad 7 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
Nebula (lite) "Nebulite"
Trad 7 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Orbit Snow Creek Wall
 201
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 Trad 7 pitches
Outer Space Snow Creek Wall
 868
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches
Cloud Nine Pearly Gates
 178
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
RPM (2nd pitch early exit) Snow Creek Wall
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 6 pitches
Celestial Groove Pearly Gates
 193
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
RPM Snow Creek Wall
 52
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 6 pitches
Pearly Gates Pearly Gates
 94
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Iconoclast Snow Creek Wall
 68
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad 8 pitches
The Silver Tongue Snow Creek Wall
 6
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Hyperspace Snow Creek Wall
 85
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 7 pitches
Speak No Evil Pearly Gates
 15
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Psychopath Snow Creek Wall
 12
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Edge of Space Snow Creek Wall
 32
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Sport 7 pitches
Afterburner Snow Creek Wall
 22
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Trad 7 pitches
Nebula (lite) "Nebulite" Snow Creek Wall
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad 7 pitches
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