Is it worth the trip?
78Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: Rock dry, Freezing level below the crag: ice on the rock, Rock about 7 °C
Mon 2 · 91 out of 100
- Rock
- Icy
- Rock temp
- 7°C
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 3 · 87 out of 100
- Rock
- Icy
- Rock temp
- 8°C
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0.1 mm
Wed 4 · 88 out of 100
- Rock
- Icy
- Rock temp
- 10°C
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 75 out of 100
- Rock
- Wetdry in 6 h
- Rock temp
- 7°C
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Rock
- Wet
- Rock temp
- 2°C
- Air
- 4°C
- Rain
- 6.3 mm
Sat 7 · 46 out of 100
- Rock
- Wet
- Rock temp
- 4°C
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 86 out of 100
- Rock
- Wetdry in 6 h
- Rock temp
- 7°C
- Air
- 7°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 169, good
- Mon 291, good
- Tue 387, good
- Wed 488, good
- Thu 575, good
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 746, fair
- Sun 886, good
- Mon 991, good
- Tue 1084, good
The spot in two facts
- 1 cragmapped within 5 km
- Best Jul–Aug6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.
| Day | Score | Rock | Rock temp | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov* | 69, good | Icy | 12°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 2Nov | 91, good | Icy | 7°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 87, good | Icy | 8°C | 8°C | 0.1 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 88, good | Icy | 10°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 75, good | Wetdry in 6 h | 7°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | Wet | 2°C | 4°C | 6.3 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 46, fair | Wet | 4°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 86, good | Wetdry in 6 h | 7°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 91, good | Dry | 10°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 84, good | Dry | 8°C | 8°C | 0 mm |
* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.
Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jul–Aug
Good climbing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May5of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep5of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Lava Point
1 crag mapped. Best from Apr to Oct. Tieton, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Hause Creek Campground, Naches, 3 km. Nearest beds: Cle Elum, 60 km. Nearest airport: Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM), 46 km.
- Crags 1 crag mapped.
- Rock No source states the rock.
From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.
Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$884–US$1,670 each
about US$884–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food, climbing instructor.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$248–US$516 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Climbing instructor | 1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your own | about US$141–US$261 |
| Total | about US$884–US$1,670 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 60 km away
No town nearby
Tieton, 28 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Hause Creek Campground, Naches, 3 km. Nearest beds: Cle Elum, 60 km. Nearest airport: Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM), 46 km.
See places to stay near Cle Elum, 60 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 8h 30m
About 8h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 2h 30m by road
Flights MDW → SEA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.