Box Canyon
Box Canyon in Idaho has 19 sport climbing routes with 12 difficulty grades.
- 19 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12c
- Sport
Best time to visit Box Canyon
Best months: April–June and September–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
30° / 7°
3 wet · 1 snow
Feb
35° / 12°
2 wet
Mar
48° / 24°
2 wet
Apr
59° / 32°
4 wet
May
67° / 40°
5 wet
Jun
76° / 46°
4 wet
Jul
87° / 51°
2 wet
Aug
86° / 49°
2 wet
Sep
75° / 39°
3 wet
Oct
60° / 30°
3 wet
Nov
43° / 19°
2 wet
Dec
30° / 11°
3 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Howe, ID, 7.2 mi away at 4,820 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Box Canyon is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Upper Snake Field Office. It sits about 0.2 miles from the James Bond Wall, another climbing area, which makes it easy to pair the two in a single visit. The climbing here is all sport, with 19 routes spread across a range from 5.7 to 5.12c. The median grade is 5.10b, so the area works for climbers of different abilities. Some of the named routes include Ms. Rumphius at 5.7, Coral Sea at 5.10a and The Thread at 5.12c. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Howe weather station, which sits about 600 feet lower, show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 75°F, with July and August peaking near 87°F. Hikers can find the East Canyon Trail about 1.7 miles away and the Middle Canyon Trail about 2.5 miles away. Black Canyon is about 3.7 miles off, and Cedar Canyon is about 5 miles away.
Routes (19)
Bardini Wall(2)
Lower Canyon Slabs(3)
Narrows left side, The(3)
Narrows Right Side, The(1)
Shade Wall(2)
Sky Buttress(2)
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