Idaho · Rock climbing · Almo

Castle Rocks

Castle Rocks in Idaho has 3 climbing routes spanning 2 difficulty grades.

Castle RocksPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
3 routes
5.9 – 5.10b
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Castle Rocks

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.

  1. Jan

    35° / 16°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    39° / 19°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 33°

    7 wet

  5. May

    65° / 41°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 50°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 59°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 48°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 35°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 24°

    6 wet

  12. 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.

Castle Rocks is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Burley Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Bracksiek's Pillar and South Hills each about 0.1 mile away and The Comp Wall about 0.2 mile off. The area is managed by the BLM. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with three routes listed in total. Two are sport routes, Squish at 5.9 and Handstand at 5.10b, and one is the trad route Cartwheel at 5.9. The grades are typical for the area, with summer the warmest stretch and fall the most comfortable for a visit. For timing, typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rosette, Utah, show June highs around 75°F and September highs around 74°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 35°F and lows around 16°F. The station sits about 570 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at Castle Rocks run a little cooler.

Routes (3)

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