Address
Howard Amon Park
500 Amon Park Dr
Richland, WA 99352
Phone
(509) 942-7529
Hours
7 Days a Week – 5am to 11pm
Date Visited: October 4th, 2023
Type of Climbing: Outdoor Bouldering
Cost: Free
This climbing area is located in Howard Amon Park in Richland, Washington. This is a man-made bouldering area located in the park to the right of the community center. Routes for these climbs can be found on Mountain Project. Each route is named after a local business or named after nuclear terms, which is reference to the local history of the Hanford Nuclear Site. Routes are listed below with links to referenced businesses or terms.
Badger Rock (reference to Badger Mountain)
- Kagen’s Coffee & Crux (V1): Kagen Coffee and Crepes
- Ethos Edge (V0): Ethos Bakery
- Rocktopus Garden (V2): The Octopus’ Garden
- Atomic Ale-ian (V2): Atomic Ale Brewpub and Eatery
- Spudnuttin’ to Grab (V4): The Spudnut Shop
- Porter’s Real Boulder-Que (V3): Porter’s Real BBQ
- Adventures (Above)Ground (V0): Adventures Underground
Atomic Rock (Reference to Hanford Nuclear Site)
- Trinity (V1): Trinity Nuclear Test in New Mexico
- Wigner Effect (V3): Wigner Effect
- Fast Flux (V2): Fast Flux Testing Facility located at Hanford
- B Reactor (V0): B Reactor, first ever Nuclear Reactor built at Hanford
- Rockenheimer (V3): Theoretical Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
**Note: Video review for this spot is included at the end of the review for Rock Shop and begins at 2:11
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