East Idaho
East Idaho, Idaho — 11 climbing routes with 10 difficulty grades.
- 11 routes
- 5.6 – 5.14a
- Sport · Alpine · Bouldering
Best time to visit East Idaho
Best months: May–June and August–September. 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
32° / 10°
11 wet
Feb
35° / 12°
9 wet
Mar
44° / 19°
9 wet
Apr
55° / 27°
10 wet
May
66° / 34°
11 wet
Jun
76° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
87° / 45°
5 wet
Aug
85° / 44°
6 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
6 wet
Oct
60° / 27°
7 wet
Nov
45° / 19°
9 wet
Dec
33° / 10°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Soda Springs Ap, ID, 17.4 mi away at 5,842 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
East Idaho is a climbing area in Idaho, about 2 miles from the town of Hatch. It offers a range of styles, from sport routes to alpine and even ice climbing, with 11 routes in total. The area is best known for its mix of grades, with sport routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.14a and alpine routes like Separation Anxiety at 5.10 and Chuck Chuck, word to your mother at 5.14a. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Soda Springs show July highs around 87°F with lows near 45°F, while winter highs stay near freezing. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the area, so temperatures on the crag run slightly cooler. The closest town is Hatch, and the Soda Springs airport is about 17 miles away.
Routes (11)
Desperate Wall (Blackfoot River Canyon)(4)
Palisades Quarry Ridge(1)
Paris Ice Caves(2)
Upper Rock Creek Drainage(1)
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