Electric Avenue
Electric Avenue in Idaho has 7 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
Photo: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad
Is Electric Avenue 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 Electric Avenue
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, 22.8 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.
Electric Avenue is a climbing area in City of Rocks National Reserve in southern Idaho, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within a cluster of boulders and rock faces, and several climbing areas lie just a few hundred yards away, so it works well as one stop in a day spent exploring the reserve's rock. The area has seven routes, five of which are sport and two are trad. The grades run from 5.9+ up to 5.12, with the median at 5.11c. Among the named routes are Spot at 5.11a and Electric Avenue at 5.12a, and Dogleg at 5.9+ is a trad option. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rosette, Utah, show May highs around 65°F and September highs around 74°F, while July climbs to about 86°F. The closest neighbors are The Dungeon, Ghetto Boulder and The Spoon Boulder, each about 0.1 mile away. Hikers can also reach Register Rock within 0.3 mile.
Routes (7)
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