Bracksiek's Pillar
Bracksiek's Pillar in Idaho has 14 climbing routes across 10 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 14 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12-
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Bracksiek's Pillar
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, 25.6 mi away at 5,685 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Bracksiek's Pillar is a climbing area in Castle Rocks State Park in Idaho, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including Castle Rocks, The Comp Wall and Comp Rock, all within about a quarter mile, which makes it easy to link with other routes in the same corner of the park. The area has 14 routes, with sport climbing the most common style at eight, and trad and mixed routes rounding out the mix. Grades range from 5.7 to 5.12-, with 5.10a as the median. Pre-Emptive Strike, a sport route on the 5.10a grade, and Oatmeal Stout, a trad route on 5.12-, are two of the more notable ones. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 65°F in May and 74°F in September, while July highs average about 86°F. Independence Lakes Campground, about 6 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (14)
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