Anteater - East
Anteater - East in Idaho has 5 mixed climbing routes.
Photo: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Anteater - East open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for City of Rocks National Reserve.
As of · Source: NPS · City of Rocks National Reserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Anteater - East
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 16°
8 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
7 wet
Mar
48° / 27°
6 wet
Apr
55° / 33°
7 wet
May
65° / 41°
9 wet
Jun
75° / 50°
6 wet
Jul
86° / 59°
5 wet
Aug
85° / 57°
6 wet
Sep
74° / 48°
5 wet
Oct
60° / 35°
5 wet
Nov
45° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
35° / 17°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rosette, UT, 24.2 mi away at 5,685 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Anteater - East is a climbing area in City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among several other climbing and hiking destinations within a short distance, including Anteater - West and the South Fork Circle Creek Trail, about 0.1 mile away. For climbers, the area offers five routes, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.11a. Three are trad, one is sport and one is mixed. The most difficult is Circus Direct at 5.11a, and the easiest is Vulture Crack at 5.8. Among the trad routes, No Net at 5.10a was first climbed by Stan Caldwell in 1984, and Circus Roof at 5.10c was first climbed by Reid Dowdle in 1983. The most comfortable months are typically June and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 75°F and 74°F, with lows near 50°F. That station sits about 940 feet lower than the reserve, so temperatures up high run cooler. The area has no fee to visit.
Routes (5)
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